News on the topic: human rights
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.
15.03.2016 Here’s To You: Ales Bialiatski joins global campaign to sign for rights (video)
Viasna’s leader Ales Bialiatski has joined Amnesty Italia’s campaign “Here’s To You”, a global call launched by Roberto Saviano, an Italian writer and journalist, to highlight daily human rights violations across the world.
01.03.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: February 2016
There were no new politically motivated criminal cases during the month, which is a continuation of the general trend of reducing the level of repression in the country observed since last August.
24.02.2016 Belarus in Amnesty International's Annual Report
The situation after the October 2015 presidential elections, the death penalty, prisoners of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of association and human rights defenders, the rights of LGBT people - these are the key areas covered by Amnesty International's Annual Report describing Belarus's human rights record in 2015.
10.02.2016 Valiantsin Stefanovich meets with UK Foreign Office Political Director
Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" met yesterday with Simon Gass, Political Director at the British Foreign Office.
09.02.2016 Miklós Haraszti: “No changes in dismal human rights situation since presidential election” in Belarus
GENEVA (9 February 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today warned that opposition leaders, human rights activists, journalists, and many other citizens have been subjected to harassment, administrative procedures and fines since the October presidential election.
