News on the topic: human rights
16.08.2016 Ales Bialiatski: We hope that Marieluise Beck will remain a sincere friend of Belarus
Marieluise Beck, a member of the Bundestag’s foreign policy committee representing the Greens and an expert on Eastern Europe, announced her decision not to be elected in the next convocation of the German Parliament, according to a message received by the Human Rights Center "Viasna".
02.08.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2016
The Prosecutor General's Office completed the investigation into the case of prison doctor and Interior Ministry officer Aliaksandr Krylou, who is accused of professional misconduct resulting in the death of Ihar Ptsichkin in jail No. 1 in August 2013.
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.
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.
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.
13.06.2016 Belarus still on agenda at UN Human Rights Council
The 32th session of the UN Human Rights Council opened today in Geneva. The agenda of the meeting includes the presentation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus and a vote on the extension of his mandate.
03.06.2016 Libereco: Repressions in Belarus increased since EU lifted sanctions
Repressions in Belarus have increased since the EU lifted sanctions, says Libereco´s analysis published on June 3, 100 days after the EU abandoned its sanctions against Belarus.
02.06.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2016
During the month, there were some negative trends indicating the deterioration of the human rights situation in comparison with the previous months.
27.05.2016 UN Special Rapporteur publishes report on situation of human rights in Belarus
"The systemic curtailment of human rights in Belarus has not changed," says Miklós Haraszti, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, in his Report to be presented at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
26.05.2016 FIDH calls on international community to support extension of UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus’ mandate
On 30 June, the U.N. Human Rights Council will vote on whether or not to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus. It is essential for the future of the citizens of this country to keep the Special Rapporteur in place.
24.05.2016 Common position of Belarusian human rights defenders ahead of the next round of the EU-Belarus human rights dialogue
The country's leading human rights groups say there is no significant progress or systemic changes in the field of human rights and freedoms in Belarus, urging the government to develop a National Human Rights Plan.
02.05.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: April 2016
Despite the fact that none of the unauthorized peaceful assemblies held during the month was intervened by the law enforcement authorities or forcibly stopped, the participants and organizers of these gatherings continued to be brought to administrative responsibility and faced heavy fines.
28.04.2016 Danish MFA’s delegation meets Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski
The Minsk office of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" hosted today a meeting of the NGO’s leader Ales Bialiatski with a delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark headed by Mr. Uffe A. Balslev, head of the Department for European Neighborhood.
01.04.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2016
In March, there were 43 cases of administrative prosecution for taking part or organizing unsanctioned mass events.
