News on the topic: international organizations
18.07.2012 Reporters Without Borders demands to release Anton Surapin
The international organization demands the immediate release of the journalist.
12.07.2012 OSCE Chairperson strongly regrets Belarus travel ban on civil society activist
DUBLIN, 12 July 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affaires Eamon Gilmore, expressed his strong regret about the Belarusian authorities’ decision to prevent a Belarusian civil society activist from travelling to an OSCE meeting in Vienna today.
05.07.2012 UN Human Rights Council resolution on situation of human righst in Belarus
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27.06.2012 Belarus at the UN Human Rights Council Today
Today (Wednesday 27 June), the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva discuss the situation of human rights in Belarus and the role that the international community should play. This is a decisive moment in the Council's engagement on Belarus.
27.06.2012 Committee to Protect Journalists: Belarusian authorities are taking revenge for the truth
Belarusian authorities should immediately release a critical journalist who was tried, convicted and sentenced to prison.
27.06.2012 Journalist risks jail for criticizing President: Urgent appeal by Amnesty International
A journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, is at risk of being sentenced to five years imprisonment in Belarus after being arrested for criticizing the Belarusian President. He is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.
25.06.2012 UN Special Rapporteur Calls Freedom of Assembly Situation in Belarus Alarming
However, Switzerland and Canada were mentioned in negative context, too.
25.06.2012 Civil Rights Defenders: Protest against the treatment of Ales Bialiatski in prison
Ales Bialiatski has received reprimands in prison as well as being subjected to restrictive measures. Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned for Ales Bialiatski’s situation and urges the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenka to immediately and unconditionally release the Belarusian human rights defender, in an open letter sent on Thursday.
22.06.2012 OSCE demands to release Pachobut and to amnesty Khalip
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned the arrest of Belarusian journalist.
22.06.2012 Committee to Protect Journalists: Freedom to Poczobut!
New York, June 21, 2012-Authorities in Belarus must drop the charges against a prominent journalist arrested today for libel against the president, and immediately release him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Andrzej Poczobut has been targeted in the past for his critical writing, CPJ research shows.
21.06.2012 UN Special Rapporteur trying to get to Belarus
Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, UN special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, soon intends to repeat her address to the Belarusian authorities in attempt to visit the country.
20.06.2012 The Observatory's Urgent Appeal: Harassment of Mr. Ales Bialiatski
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has been informed about measures of reprimand and extra duty issued against Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Viasna" and FIDH Vice-President and requests your urgent intervention.
18.06.2012 UN Human Rights Council to discuss situation in Belarus at 20th session
The UN Human Rights Council will discuss the situation in Belarus at its 20th session that opened in Geneva on June 18.
13.06.2012 International human rights organizations stress the nead of appointing a UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus
A number of human rights organizations (Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Belarusian Human Rights House, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights House Foundation, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International) adopted a special statement describing the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus and emphasizing the need of appointing a Special Rapporteur on Belarus at the UN.
12.06.2012 Human Rights House Foundation insists on appointment of UN Rapporteur on Belarus
In a joint report, the Belarusian Human Rights House and the Human Rights House Foundation underline the lack of willingness by the Belarusian authorities to fully cooperate with the United Nations human rights system. The report also stresses the consequences.
