News for June 2012
20.06.2012 Court denies right to alternative service for Pavel Syarhei
The court dismissed a claim by Pavel Syarhei against a decision of the draft board to find him fit for military service.
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.
20.06.2012 New checkings in Lithuania connected with scandal around Byalyatski's case
Chief Commission on professional ethics suspects that the same officials who "handed in" documents against HR defender "investigated" the incident.
19.06.2012 Valiantsin Stefanovich: "The new law on amnesty is totally politically motivated, and most political prisoners are "violators"
Human rights defenders have condemned the draft Law on Amnesty submitted to Parliament on June 15, calling it over-politicized. Meanwhile, Lukashenka said at a special meeting that "there should be no politics there" and that "everything must be honest."
19.06.2012 Hary Pahaniayla lodges another lawsuit against travel ban
Hary Pahaniayla, chair of the legal commission of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has lodged tow more lawsuits against the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Justice, who were reportedly involved in imposing travel restrictions on the human rights defender, and several other Belarusian public figures, Radio Racyja reports.
19.06.2012 EU may expand blacklist of Belarusians
The European Union may expand its list of Belarusians subject to the bloc’s visa ban and asset freeze, Gunnar Wiegand, a senior official in the European External Action Service (EEAS), told reporters in Brussels on Monday, according to the online newspaper EUobserver.
19.06.2012 Hrodna court turns down appeal by local UCP leader
Hrodna Leninski District Court has dismissed a complaint lodged by Mrs. Aliaksandra Vasilevich, local leader of the United Civil Party of Belarus.
19.06.2012 Tatsiana Reviaka: “Barys Zvozskau was not only an example of professionalism, but a friend of ours”
The death of prominent Belarusian human rights defender Barys Zvozskau is a great loss for Belarus. Human rights defender Tatsiana Reviaka knew Barys Zvozskau for many years.
19.06.2012 One more picket banned in Baranavichy
Baranavichy civil activist Ryhor Hryk has received a reply from the city’s executive committee, saying that the activist’s application for holding a picket on 24 June has been dismissed.
19.06.2012 Salihorsk police were looking for anarchist in fridge
Policemen raided on a flat belonging to the parents of anarchist Dzmitry Dubouski.
18.06.2012 Opposition activist Dashkevich transferred from cell-type room to regular prison unit
Imprisoned opposition activist Zmitser Dashkevich has been transferred from a cell-type room back to a regular unit at a correctional institution in Hlybokaye, the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported with reference to opposition politician Paval Sevyarynets.
18.06.2012 Marek Migalski’s office launches online campaign for release of Siarhei Kavalenka
The office of Marek Migalski, Member of the European Parliament, is starting the website www.freekavalenka.org, as part of a campaign initiated by "Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights".
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.
18.06.2012 Group unveils report on rights abuses in prisons
A human rights group called Platforma on Monday unveiled a report on rights abuses in detention centers and correctional institutions in Belarus.
18.06.2012 Parliamentary elections set for September 23
Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced at a government conference on Monday that September 23 would be the main voting day in this year's elections for the House of Representatives.
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