News for 18 Sep 2020

Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus

18.09.2020 Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus

The Human Rights Council this morning held an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus.

Amnesty International: Marfa Rabkova and all prisoners of conscience must be immediately and unconditionally released

18.09.2020 Amnesty International: Marfa Rabkova and all prisoners of conscience must be immediately and unconditionally released

The Belarusian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender, Marfa Rabkova, and all those detained as criminal suspects on false charges and solely for exercising their human rights. They must also stop immediately the practice of arbitrary arrest and unlawful deprivation of freedom and holding detainees incommunicado for hours and even days – a practice which they have been widely using against their opponents in recent weeks.

Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders calls to release Viasna's Marfa Rabkova

18.09.2020 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders calls to release Viasna's Marfa Rabkova

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Belarus.

Viasna’s volunteer coordinator arrested on criminal charges

18.09.2020 Viasna’s volunteer coordinator arrested on criminal charges

Maryia Rabkova, coordinator of Viasna’s network of volunteers, was detained last evening in Minsk.

Hands off Marfa, hands off Viasna!

18.09.2020 Hands off Marfa, hands off Viasna!

Statement by the Board of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in connection with the detention of Marfa Rabkova

17 OSCE members invoking Moscow Mechanism in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus

18.09.2020 17 OSCE members invoking Moscow Mechanism in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus

Seventeen members of the OSCE have agreed to assign an independent team of investigators to probe election rigging and human rights abuses in Belarus stemming from August's ballot.

Amnesty International: UN Human Rights Council must take strong action on escalating human rights crisis in the country

18.09.2020 Amnesty International: UN Human Rights Council must take strong action on escalating human rights crisis in the country

In response to the escalating human rights crisis in Belarus, Amnesty International will address the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on 18 September and demand that it takes strong and decisive action to investigate the ongoing repression of post-election protests in the country and hold perpetrators of mass violations to account.

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