News on the topic: human rights
23.07.2012 Pavel Sapelka: “Deprivation of defendants’ right to vote is groundless”
The lists of citizens of Belarus who have the right to vote has about 7 million voters. Ballots are usually cast by more than 5 million. Behind these figures it is difficult to see 40-50 thousand persons deprived of their right to vote in connection with criminal proceedings.
18.07.2012 Belarus: convicted, imprisoned, silenced
How does the EU deal with these overblown dictators?
05.07.2012 UN Human Rights Council resolution on situation of human righst in Belarus
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29.06.2012 Ashton: Stop the repressions in Belarus
EU High Representative calls to stop all acts of harassment of the opposition, media and civil society.
28.06.2012 Belarusian political prisoners in UN spotlight
The United Nations Human Rights Council discusses two countries – Syria and Belarus – at its 20th session.
27.06.2012 Belarus at the UN Human Rights Council Today
Today (Wednesday 27 June), the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva discuss the situation of human rights in Belarus and the role that the international community should play. This is a decisive moment in the Council's engagement on Belarus.
25.06.2012 UN Special Rapporteur Calls Freedom of Assembly Situation in Belarus Alarming
However, Switzerland and Canada were mentioned in negative context, too.
22.06.2012 EU: The situation in Belarus has been worsening steadily
EU adopted the statement on the first anniversary of the presentation of the OSCE Rapporteur’s report on Belarus.
18.06.2012 UN Human Rights Council to discuss situation in Belarus at 20th session
The UN Human Rights Council will discuss the situation in Belarus at its 20th session that opened in Geneva on June 18.
13.06.2012 Belarus: Continuing Human Rights Concerns
Submission to the 20th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
25.05.2012 U.S. Department of State's Report on Human Rights Practices in Belarus for 2011
The most significant human rights problems continued to be the inability of citizens to change their government; a system bereft of checks and balances in which authorities committed frequent, serious abuses; and the government’s politically motivated imprisonments of hundreds of people during the year. Additionally, the government failed to account for past politically motivated disappearances.
24.05.2012 Amnesty Report Says Governments 'Fail To Lead' Against Abuse
Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an "endemic failure of leadership" from local and international authorities.
16.05.2012 Current situation in Belarus to be discussed at human rights documentary film festival in Bruxelles
FIDH, Viasna and People in Need invite you to the screening of ONE WORLD 2012 documentary “BELORUSSIAN DREAM” by Ekaterina Kibalchich with the presence of Taciana Reviaka from VIASNA and Alexandra KOULAEVA from FIDH to be held in Bruxelles at Rue Caroly 15, 1050 on 21 May as part of the sixth annual One World human rights documentary film festival.
27.04.2012 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: New restrictions on NGOs are undermining human rights
GENEVA (25 April 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed deep concern about current or recent moves in a number of countries to curtail the freedom of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society actors to operate independently and effectively. Pillay noted that freedom of association is under increasing pressure in many countries across the world. “Freedom of association is the lifeblood of NGOs,” she said. “Systemic legal or administrative attempts to curtail their activities can be very damaging.”
23.04.2012 UN to help Belarusian authorities observe human rights
The United Nations Organization is ready to help the official Minsk in this field.
