News on the topic: statement
28.11.2011 Observatory's urgent appeal on arrest and subsequent release of Mr. Andrei Paluda, and confiscation of his material
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of the arrest of Mr. Andrei Paluda, a human rights defender from Belarus, and the confiscation of his material.
28.11.2011 OSCE PA calls for release of Belarusian rights defender
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly leaders today expressed deep disappointment with yesterday's ruling in the case of Ales Bialiatski, leader of the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna.
28.11.2011 Human rights defenders demand not to execute the death verdicts to Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou
Belarusian human rights defenders strongly condemn the state prosecutor’s request to sentence to death Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou, defendants in the 11 April 2011 subway bombing trial.
28.11.2011 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders condemns ongoing judicial harassment against Mr. Valiantsin Stefanovich
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of a new hearing planned for December 2, 2011 against Mr. Valiantsin Stefanovich, Vice-Chairman of the Human Rights Centre “Viasna”.
28.11.2011 Canada Condemns Conviction of Belarusian Human Rights Activist
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today condemned the conviction by Belarus of Ales Byalyatski, a long-time human rights defender and head of the human rights organization Vyasna.
28.11.2011 Belarus: Writer sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment over “politically motivated” charges
Human rights activist and Belarus PEN member Ales Byalyatski was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment on 24 November 2011 on charges of tax evasion. The charges, which stemmed from Byalyatski’s use of personal bank accounts to receive funding for his human rights organization Vyasna, were described as “politically motivated” in a European Union report released earlier this week.
26.11.2011 On Ales Belyatski's Sentence: Statement by International Society 'Memorial'
"The true cause of this criminal case is Ales Belyatski's human rights work in Belarus", says a statement by the Russia-based International Society 'Memorial' released on 24 November.
25.11.2011 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: A sad day for the defence of human rights in the world
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), condemns the sentencing to prison of Mr. Ales Bialiatski, FIDH Vice-President and President of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Viasna”, and denounces it as a move to silence the Belarusian civil society.
25.11.2011 47 Belarusian NGOs release statement on illegal conviction of Ales Bialiatski
47 Belarusian NGOs have released a joint statement, demanding an immediate release of Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski following his conviction on 24 November.
25.11.2011 Czech Republic shocked by court decision to sentence Ales Bialatsky
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic considers this trial as politically motivated and urges Belarusian authorities to end repressions against representatives of the Belarusian civil society.
25.11.2011 Union of Belarusian Writers calls for international support of Ales Bialaitski
The Union of Belarusian Writers considers the official charge to be a politically-motivated decision and prosecution for civic activities.
25.11.2011 Human Rights Watch: Conviction of Rights Defender a Blow for Rule of Law
The conviction of the Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski on charges of tax evasion on November 24, 2011, and his prison sentence of 4 years and 6 months with confiscation of all assets were unjustified and politically motivated, Human Rights Watch said today.
25.11.2011 French Foreign Ministry: Official Paris shocked by verdict to Byalyatski
Official Paris shocked by the verdict of the court in the case of Ales Byalyatski, a Belarusian human rights activist, and calls upon his release again, stated the official representative of the Foreign Ministry of France, Bernard Valereau.
25.11.2011 Human RIghts House Network: Call for immediate release and rehabilitation of Ales Bialiatski
64 human rights organizations, members and partners of the Human Rights House Network, resolutely condemn the court verdict to sentence Ales Bialiatski to 4,5 years imprisonment with confiscation of his property.
24.11.2011 Belarusian activist conviction “politically motivated”
The Belarusian authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist convicted today on politically motivated financial charges, Amnesty International said today. Ales Bialiatski, head of the Human Rights Centre Viasna (Spring), was sentenced by a court in Minsk to four and a half years for “concealment of income on a large scale”.
