News on the topic: human rights
25.07.2014 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Minsk selectively invites rapporteurs
On Thursday it was announced that Belarus has sent an invitation to the UN Human Rights Council Rapporteurs. Human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich said that this is not the first time that our government invites UN experts, but the approach to the process is very selective.
23.07.2014 Belarusian society must be prepared for lustration in advance
Another round table discussion entitled “The relevance of lustration in the contemporary post-Soviet space” was held last week by the public initiative “Lustration for Belarus”. The range of issues for discussion was rather broad and included studying the Ukrainian experience (from the Maidan protests to the present), as well as examples of lustration in other post-Soviet countries, and possible options for the development of the Concept of Lustration in Belarus.
15.07.2014 Human rights in Belarus in June 2014
In June, the systemic and systematic nature of human rights violations was preserved. Opportunities of exercising civil and political, social and economic rights guaranteed by the Constitution and international standards were still extremely limited in their essence. Dissidents were subjected to pressure, intimidation and harassment.
30.06.2014 UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus
On June 27, the delegates of the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, the UN News Centre said.
26.06.2014 Byalyatski: Free elections are key to Belarus' future
Securing free and fair elections is a key task of Belarusian society, human rights defender Ales Byalyatski said during an online questions-and-answers session hosted by Naviny.by on Wednesday.
25.06.2014 Belarus: “Rights defender Ales Bialiatski released, but other political prisoners remain in jail” – UN expert
GENEVA (24 June 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, welcomed the release from prison of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, but called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and their full rehabilitation.
24.06.2014 Libereco welcomes the release of Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski
Libereco welcomes the release of Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski on 21st June 2014 under an amnesty law, under which more than 2700 people have been released from prison.
22.06.2014 FIDH: Ales Bialiatski Free at Last!
Ales Bialiatski, distinguished human rights defender, president of Viasna Human Rights Centre of Belarus and Vice President of FIDH was released this Saturday, 21 June after nearly three years in prison.
18.06.2014 UN Special Rapporteur cannot get access to Belarus
UN Special Rapporteur Miklós Haraszti accuses the Belarusian authorities of human rights violations and lack of cooperation with the international organisation.
18.06.2014 Stefanovich: New UN Human Rights commissioner will deal with Belarus
UN priorities towards Belarus will not change.
16.06.2014 Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in May 2014
In May, the consistently poor situation of human rights was exacerbated by the mass arbitrary detentions and arrests of activists of various civil society and political groups and movements, which were carried out before and during the World Ice Hockey Championship (held in Minsk from 9 to 25 May).
13.06.2014 The authors of individual communication filed to the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of Ales Bialiatski, addressed the Human Rights Committee with an open letter
Authors of individual communication submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of Ales Bialiatski, President of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), addressed the Human Rights Committee with an open letter. Antoine Bernard, Director-General of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Natallia Pinchuk, the wife of the political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, urge the Committee to speed up consideration of the communication that was filed two years ago.
13.06.2014 Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: to promote and not to interfere with legitimate activities of human rights defenders
At the conference of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights held in Bern a few days ago, a special document – Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – was adopted
12.06.2014 Freedom House: only in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan situation is worse than in Belarus
Freedom House: only in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan situation is worse than in Belarus
10.06.2014 A new human rights organization "Pact" being established in Belarus
A new human rights organization "Pact" being established in Belarus
