The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

08.09.2020 Council of Europe Secretary General gravely concerned by human rights violations in Belarus

The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has made the following statement concerning Belarus

08.09.2020 HRDs call to end repression and release political prisoners

Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations

04.09.2020 More arrested protesters called political prisoners

Joint statement of human rights organizations of Belarus

31.08.2020 Amnesty International: Police must be held accountable for violence

Amnesty International calls on the Belarusian authorities to immediately end police violence and to investigate the gross human rights violations committed during the last three weeks, as peaceful protests against police brutality and the rule of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka grow.

30.08.2020 Stop violence and threats!

Joint Statement by the Missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the European Union on behalf of the EU Member States represented in Minsk on the use of violence and repression in Belarus

28.08.2020 Nine more persons facing rioting charges called political prisoners

Human rights defenders demand an immediate release of political prisoners arrested in the framework of the “mass riots” criminal case - Joint statement of human rights organizations of Belarus

19.08.2020 HRDs call to release political prisoners held on rioting charges

Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights organizations

18.08.2020 Libereco: Belarus must immediately release all political prisoners

Libereco continues to stand in solidarity with all those in Belarus who struggle for the right to have their vote acknowledged. We will continue to campaign for human rights in Belarus and justice for the detainees.

14.08.2020 Belarusian human rights organizations urge Interior Minister to stop torture and police abuse

Statement by Belarusian human rights organizations

13.08.2020 UN Human Rights Chief condemns violent response of Belarus to post-electoral protests

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the violent response of the Belarusian authorities to the peaceful demonstrations held across the country in the aftermath of the presidential election and called for people’s grievances to be heard.

12.08.2020 EU: Belarus elections were neither free nor fair

EU calls on Belarusian political leadership to initiate a genuine and inclusive dialogue with broader society to avoid further violence. The EU will continue to support a democratic, independent, sovereign, prosperous and stable Belarus.

10.08.2020 EU condemns state violence against peaceful protesters

Joint Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi on the Presidential elections

07.08.2020 EU urges Belarus to respect fundamental freedoms as election nears

Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell ahead of the Presidential Elections

22.07.2020 “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” demand transparency in voting and vote count

We once again call on the Belarusian authorities to ensure the full exercise of fundamental human rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Copenhagen Document and other international human rights instruments.