08.01.2013 Landmark UN decision: Ales Bialiatski’s detention arbitrary, release and compensation requested
Paris-Geneva, December 21, 2012. At its 64th session, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted decision A/HRC/WGAD/2012/39, published on November 23, in which it found that the detention of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna” and FIDH Vice-President, was arbitrary.
21.12.2012 Landmark UN decision: Ales Bialiatski’s detention arbitrary, release and compensation requested
Paris-Geneva, December 21, 2012. At its 64th session, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted decision A/HRC/WGAD/2012/39, published on November 23, in which it found that the detention of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna” and FIDH Vice-President, was arbitrary, “being in contravention of article 20, paragraph 1, of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights [UDHR] and article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights” (ICCPR).
20.12.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich: "We did not just beat off the attacks in 2012 – we tried to act efficiently"
Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", shares his professional assessment of the year. Noting the problems of the entire civil society, the deterioration of the authorities’ contacts with international organizations in the field of human rights, Valiantsin Stefanovich stresses that the main task of human rights defenders for the next year is the same – the release of political prisoners.
13.12.2012 Parliamentary Election: Final Report
Election to the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the 5th Convocation. Republic of Belarus, 23 September 2012.
11.12.2012 Human rights defenders marked anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights all over Belarus (photos)
Human rights defenders and representatives of the civil society celebrated this important date in different ways in different parts of the country.
07.12.2012 “Amnesty International” holds global action in support of Ales Bialiatski (video)
The human rights organization “Amnesty International” starts an international marathon of letters which will take place on 7-17 December under the slogan “Write for Rights!”.
06.12.2012 Pavel Sapelka: “The award belongs to those, who struggled beside me, upholding the understanding of the freedom and independence of legal profession”
These days, human rights lawyer Pavel Sapelka has been presented the prestigious Human Rights Award 2012, awarded to him by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). CCBE unites about 1 million of European lawyers of Bars and Law Societies.
02.12.2012 France remembers about Ales Bialiatski
François Hollande, the President of the French Republic, awarded the President of the International Federation for Human Rights Souhayr Belhassen with the distinction of Knight of the Legion of Honour. He dedicated this award to all FIDH activists, especially those who are kept in prison, including the vice-president, Ales Bialiatski.
29.11.2012 Dangerous precedent in Mahiliou – Aliaksei Paulouski not employed because of the “disagreement of the staff”
On 27 November the judge of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou Yuliya Trapynina turned down the lawsuit of the activist of the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Aliaksei Paulouski, thus denying the fact of adverse discrimination during his attempts to get employed.
26.11.2012 Statement by Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The imprisonment of the head of the organization, Ales Bialiatski, and confiscation of its office won't stop the activities of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”
19.11.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich: "Viasna" will continue its work in all circumstances
It was reported on Saturday that the confiscation of the office of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" was scheduled for November 26. Human rights defenders stress that the news was not a surprise for the activists of the organization and they would continue their work in all circumstances.
02.11.2012 Detention conditions of civil activist Zmitser Dashkevich get worse
Paris-Minsk, 1 November 2012 - FIDH and its member organisation in Belarus, Human Rights Center “Viasna”, condemn Tuesday’s Mozyr District Court decision imposing punitive incarceration on Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of the civil and political organization Young Front, for the entire duration of his sentence.
17.10.2012 Ales Bialiatski awarded Paris’ Honorary Freedom
Ales Bialiatski, the imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights, has been bestowed Honorary Freedom (Citoyen d’honneur) of the City of Paris, after his nomination was supported by the Council of the city’s 11th arrondissement and the Mayor’s Office.
15.10.2012 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders protests against arbitrary closure of "Platforma"
Here is the full text of the Observatory's Urgent Appeal on this case.
03.10.2012 Ales Bialiatski writes about a great surprise and optimistic signs
In his letter of 27 September the human rights defender and political prisoner writes that he receives many postcards with congratulations on his jubilee, tells what became the greatest surprise he couldn't even imagine and reminds about the things we should always keep in mind.
