07.07.2016 Amnesty International: Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent
Viasna’s website was illegally blocked and the Skype chats of the organization’s leader, Ales Bialiatski, were intercepted with the aim of compromising the human rights defender, Amnesty Internaitonal said in a report entitled It’s enough for people to feel it exists: Civil society, secrecy and surveillance in Belarus.
05.07.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2016
The Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO) called on the Belarusian authorities to bring the national legislation into compliance with the ILO Convention No. 29.
01.07.2016 Belarus: new UN resolution highlights the country’s appalling human rights situation
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council reminded the international community of the appalling situation in Belarus today by adopting a resolution that raises a wide range of human rights violations committed in the country.
01.07.2016 Report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions
Lack of clear selection criteria results in the selective approach in the formation of election commissions.
30.06.2016 Death row secrets. Part 3
Representatives of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus” have gathered memories and testimonies of former prison staff and former inmates, their family members, part of which has been used to prepare this publication.
29.06.2016 Ales Bialiatski: government opposes any human rights activity
The government of Belarus continues to ignore human rights issues, Ales Bialiatski said in his comment on a recent decision by the Mahilioŭ authorities to deny registration to a local Center For Gender Studies Ruža.
27.06.2016 Amnesty International calls to annul preventive supervision imposed on Pavel Vinahradau
Amnesty International has condemned the arbitrary penalty against Pavel Vinahradau, who was sentenced to six months of “preventive supervision” on 7 June 2016, on the basis of his participation in peaceful, but unauthorized protests.
24.06.2016 Uladzimir Labkovich: Yarmoshyna’s words a political statement
There will be no transparent counting of votes during this year’s parliamentary elections, said Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the Central Election Commission. The statement reflects the authorities’ current approach to the administration of elections, says Uladzimir Labkovich of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign.
23.06.2016 The death penalty: Belarus still outside global trend
Human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich, who, along with his colleagues, is taking part in the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty in Oslo, describes the major trends discussed at the global forum.
22.06.2016 Miklós Haraszti again calls on Belarus to engage with UN Special Rapporteur mandate (video)
The oppressive government has not changed since the establishment of the mandate after the brutal crackdown on the post-election protest in December 2010, UN Special Rapporteur Miklós Haraszti said yesterday during the presentation of his forth Report on the situation of human rights in Belarus.
21.06.2016 FIDH calls for strong and coordinated action against the death penalty
FIDH and its member organisations reiterate their call for the universal abolition of this inhuman practice in accordance with international human rights standards.
21.06.2016 World Congress against the Death Penalty opens in Oslo
The 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty is taking place in Norway’s Oslo from 21 to 23 June.
18.06.2016 Amnesty International urges UN Human Rights Council to renew mandate of Special Rapporteur on Belarus
Amnesty International calls on members of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus.
16.06.2016 Legal analysis of implementation of OSCE ODIHR recommendations on 2016 parliamentary elections
The campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" is a non-partisan initiative and does not intend to support political parties and politicians. The entire election process is assessed solely on the basis of the principles of free, democratic and transparent elections, which can enable the people of Belarus to fully exercise their constitutional right to participate in the government of the country.
14.06.2016 Viasna demands respect for procedural rights of Eduard Palchys
Viasna demands respect for all the procedural safeguards and rights in relation to Eduard Palchys, who is currently held in custody in the detention center in Žodzina. In particular, he should be allowed to see his lawyer and be provided with appropriate conditions of detention and treatment.
