News on the topic: human rights
01.10.2013 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award goes to Belarusian prisoner of conscience
Ales Bialiatski, a Belarusian human rights activist and a prisoner of conscience, was awarded the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize in recognition for his work to improve the human rights situation in his country and for the great personal risk he took in the process, Amnesty International said today.
25.09.2013 Viasna clarifies information concerning Vasil Parfiankou’s case
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" received today additional information about the circumstances of a civil case against Vasil Parfiankou, as a result of which he was placed in an activity therapy center (so called medical and labor dispensary).
23.09.2013 UN releases Special Rapporteur’s report on Belarus
The General Assembly of the United Nations released the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus.
22.07.2013 Human Rights Watch: EU Should Stand Firm on Rights
The European Union should use its upcoming meeting with the Belarusian foreign minister to reinforce tough and principled human rights demands on the government, Human Rights Watch said today.
20.06.2013 Belarusian human rights defenders discuss Paleckis’s report in Brussels
The European Parliament hosted yesterday a meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus, and draft recommendations on the European Union policy in respect of Belarus, based on a report by the MEP Justas Paleckis.
14.06.2013 Council of Europe expects from Belarus more than moratorium on death penalty
Official Minsk also has to demonstrate progress on freedom of elections and the media.
12.06.2013 Report of UN Special Rapporteur on situation in Belarus Miklos Haraszti
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, was presented on 4 June at the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva from 27 May to 14 June.
04.06.2013 Report on human rights presented at Human Rights Council of UN
The report was prepared by the special rapporteur on Belarus, Miklos Haraszti. The 23rd session of the UN Council on Human Rights opened in Geneva on 27 May and was attended by human rights activists from Belarus.
28.05.2013 UN Human Rights Council hosts news conference on situation in Belarus
A news conference on the human rights situation in Belarus was held in Geneva on Monday within the framework of a session of the UN Human Rights Council.
23.05.2013 Amnesty International releases Annual Report
"Prisoners of conscience remained in detention; some were sentenced to increased prison terms for violating prison rules. Civil society activists, including human rights defenders and journalists, faced violations of their rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association. Three men were executed," says the Belarus country section of the Report.
31.03.2013 INVITATION – PRESS CONFERENCE
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” invites media representatives to attend a press conference to be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, in Viasna’s new office at 8-26 Miarzhynski Street.
26.03.2013 Illustrations to Universal Declaration of Human Rights presented at opening of Belarusian Culture week in Vilnius
The illustrations were made by artist Volha Baburyna of Maladechna. The artworks in the technique of Vycinanka illustrate each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The event was held in Vilnius Town Hall.
17.02.2013 “Life After Prison”: a new book by Aliaksandr Tamkovich
The new book by publicist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Life After Prison” will be presented on 26 February. The book consists of 27 articles, which tell about what happened in the lives of the participants of the tragic events of December 19, 2010, who served short prison terms for participating in the so-called “riots”.
31.01.2013 Human Rights Watch: "Belarusian government continues to severely curtail freedoms"
"The Belarusian government continues to severely curtail freedoms of association, assembly, and expression, and the right to fair trial," says the World Report 2013 released today by Human Rights Watch.
11.01.2013 Lithuanian Foreign Minister: What is more important: human rights or freight traffic in Klaipeda?
Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius presented his own opinion on the Lithuania-Belarus relations in an interview on Morning Topic programme on 10 January. The minister thinks that “Belarusians are our partners. Both Lithuania and the EU can and should talk to them.” “Only in this case we will be able to see changes,” DELFI new agency quotes Linkevicius.
