News on the topic: human rights
28.02.2022 Belarus: Next steps toward accountability at the Human Rights Council
Watch the full recording of a side event hosted ahead of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
23.02.2022 HRDs call for renewal of mandate of OHCHR examination of human rights situation in Belarus
Joint Letter to the UN Human Rights Council on the Situation in Belarus
03.02.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2022
As of February 1, Belarusian penal facilities held 1,022 political prisoners; the number continues to increase steadily.
20.01.2022 Human rights defenders sent an alternative report on the human rights situation in Belarus to CESCR
The report will be considered by CESCR at its 71st session that will take place from 14 February to 4 March 2022.
07.01.2022 Joint statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and other NGOs on the alarming situation in Kazakhstan
Dozens of NGOs call to ensure that the fundamental rights and freedoms of all residents of Kazakhstan are respected at all times.
05.01.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2021: Analytical review
The presidential election of August 2020 and the unprecedented protests that followed determined the long-term political situation in Belarus.
31.12.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2021
In December, the authorities continued to apply politically motivated prosecution, issuing excessively harsh punishments to individual political prisoners.
10.12.2021 Winners of the National Human Rights Award announced
On the International Human Rights Day, human rights defenders awarded the winners of the 13th National Human Rights Award.
03.12.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2021
Viasna member and head of the Center for Strategic Litigation Leanid Sudalenka and Viasna volunteer Tatsiana Lasitsa were sentenced to three years and two years and six months in prison, respectively.
04.11.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2021
Viasna is aware of at least 95 people convicted in politically motivated criminal trials during the month.
04.10.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2021
Viasna knows the names of at least 103 people convicted in politically motivated criminal trials held in September.
02.09.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2021
During the month, the authorities continued to actively prosecute individuals for political reasons. Viasna knows the names of at least 136 people convicted in August in politically motivated criminal trials.
09.08.2021 One year after presidential elections: Tens of thousands detained, thousands tortured and hundreds injured
Despite the shocking numbers, detentions of our fellow activists and the ongoing attacks on the country’s civil society, Viasna will continue to help Belarusians defend their rights.
03.08.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2021
On July 14, three more members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” were detained on criminal charges: Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the organization, Valiantsin Stefanovich, member of Viasna’s Board and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Uladzimir Labkovich, lawyer and coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.
12.07.2021 The case of Siarhei Tsikhanouski: important conclusions before the trial
On the eve of the trial against the political prisoner, the Human Rights Center "Viasna" recalls the chronology of violations of rights of Siarhei Tsikhanouski who was "got down" by the authorities at takeoff.
