The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for November 2014

13.11.2014 Ales Bialiatski complains to Constitutional Court concerning labour discrimination of prisoners

The head of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski requests the Constitutional Court to consider the question of infringement of the rights of convicts by not giving them vacations, and take measures to eliminate the legal collisions.

13.11.2014 Biaroza authorities dismantle private house without waiting for the end of court proceedings

The review appeal is pending at the Chair of the Brest Regional Court. The owner, Aksana Yakushyk, has documents for the house and the lifelong ownership of the plot of land.

13.11.2014 Yezhy Hryhencha gets fined for collecting signatures

November 11, the Leninski District Court of Hrodna fined a well-known socio-political activist Yezhy Hryhencha.

13.11.2014 Concerned Babruisk activists apply to Babruisk CEC and TD&A plant to defend dismissed workers

Babruisk activists, concerned with the recent dismissal of four activists of the Free Trade Union of Belarus from the Tractor Details and Aggregates plant, have applied to the Babruisk City Executive Committee and the plant management to stand for Aliaksandr Hramyka, Aleh Shauchenka, Aliaksandr Varankin and Mikalai Zhybul.

13.11.2014 Aliaksandr Hrunou's mother officially notified about execution of her son

As reported to the regional newspaper “Homelskaya Prauda” by the lawyer Siarhei Krasnou, the Homel Regional Court has sent an official notice to Volha Hrunova about the execution of Aliaksandr Hrunou.

13.11.2014 Baranavichy: parents of Belarusian-speaking girls ask Education Minister to ensure their right to learn in Belarusian

Parents of the pupils of the only form with the Belarusian language of instruction in Baranavichy Tatsiana and Aleh Malashchankas, as well as Antanina and Vasil Filipchyks, have filed an appeal to the Minister of Education Siarhei Miskevich pointing that their children have a problem with continuing education in the native language.

13.11.2014 Mahiliou residents complain to Lukashenka about manipulations with their apartments

Residents of Mahiliou filed a collective appeal to President Lukashenka concerning their illegal eviction from their apartments. They require an examination of actions of the local officials, who can be involved in corruption schemes.

12.11.2014 “Incident with Andrei Bandarenka is a rude and cruel provocation”

Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski commented on the hunger-strike of the imprisoned human rights activist Andrei Bandarenka.

12.11.2014 Babruisk hunger-strikers questioned by police

As reported to BelaPAN by Aliaksandr Varankin, the activists of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union, having gone on a hunger strike because of their discharge from Babruisk plant of tractor details and aggregates, were questioned at the police office.

12.11.2014 Coordinator of BCD organising committee summoned to prosecutor's office

Aliaksandr Khrapko, a coordinator of the organising committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party (BCD) and People's Control campaign in Brest, has been called to the prosecutor's office of the Brest region to be served a warning “against repeating a crime,” charter97.org learnt from the BCD press service.

12.11.2014 Amnesty International: Belarus Must Stop Imminent Execution: Eduard Lykau

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that death row prisoner Eduard Lykau is at imminent risk of execution in Belarus.

12.11.2014 Azerbaijan must stop its suppression of civil society

46 NGOs from 10 Human Rights Houses call upon Azerbaijan to stop the on going suppression of civil society, as Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Council of Europe ends.

11.11.2014 Andrei Bandarenka declares a hunger-strike in prison

The father of the imprisoned human rights activist, Valery Bandarenka, reported the reasons to FFE/RL.

11.11.2014 Babruisk hunger-strikers are summoned to police

The members of the primary unit of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, dismissed from the plant of tractor details and aggregates in Babruisk, continue their hunger-strike.

11.11.2014 Brest: MPs ignore appeals of electors

Almost a month ago, activists of the public initiative «Social Office» sent inquiries to members of the Brest City Council to find when and where they are going to report to their electors about their activities since the election.