News on the topic: discrimination
28.07.2014 Police in Aktsiabrski ask people to be alert to Roma
The newspaper “Chyrvony Kastrychnik” in Aktsiabrski district, Homel region, has published an article where local police urge citizens to be vigilant against the Romani people, warning them that they often target elderly people as victims of their crimes.
24.07.2014 Human rights defenders in favor of equality and prevention of discrimination
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Network for Equality and Non-Discrimination in Belarus arranged on July 22 an international round table discussion entitled “Concepts of anti-discrimination legislation in Belarus”. More than 20 human rights defenders, journalists and civil society activists participated in the roundtable, novychas.info reports.
12.06.2014 Complaints of Henadz Loika on the discriminatory decision of the Tsentralny district court of Minsk not satisfied
Civil chamber of Minsk city court, having considered on 12 June the appeal on decision of Central district court of Minsk on Henadz Loika’s case, did not satisfy it.
12.06.2014 Brest local authorities ignore the law on protection of the rights of children with disabilities
This conclusion was made by public prosecutor’s office of Brest region was checking whether the legislation on the protection of rights and legal interests of children with disabilities and children with special needs is complied with.
05.06.2014 Consideration of Henadz Loika’s complaint postponed by Minsk city court for indefinite period
Consideration of cassation appeals against the decision of the court of the Central district of Minsk on a complaint concerning the actions of "Belinvestbank" and the KGB made by Henadz Loika has been postponed by the judges on civil cases of the Minsk city Court for an indefinite period.
15.05.2014 Journalists of a number of media not accredited to the Ice Hockey World Championship
Journalists of a number of media have not been accredited to the Ice Hockey World Championship which takes place in Minsk.
25.02.2014 Member of independent trade union loses job in Babruisk
Aliaksandr Mikitka, member of the Free Trade Union’s office at the Babruisk-based Plant of Tractor Parts and Assemblies, was notified that his labor contract had expired and the management no longer wished to see him in the enterprise. Earlier this month, the activist won a lawsuit against his employer over a failure to pay bonuses.
22.12.2013 Human rights defenders keep criticizing accessibility in Salihorsk
The administration of the Salihorsk-based bus depot No. 1 turned down a request of local human rights activist Aliaksei Valabuyeu, who demanded to bring the organization of public transport and information on its schedule in line with the objective needs of people with disabilities.
20.12.2013 Courts refuse to consider complaint of discrimination based on union affiliation
The Judicial Board on Civil Cases of the Brest Regional Court on December 19 was expected to consider a complaint of the trade union of electronic industry in the interests of its member Aliaksandr Sakharuk. The trade union’s lawyers asked to annul the conditions of his employment agreement and to eliminate discrimination at work.
16.12.2013 General Prosecutor's Office explains why spring96.org was blacklisted
Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich received a reply to his appeal to the Prosecutor General’s Office, which concerned the introduction of the website www.spring96.org in the list of restricted access resources.
16.12.2013 Salihorsk human rights defenders analyze gender equality among executive officials
Salihorsk activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee analyzed the composition of local district executive committee for its compliance with the principle of gender equality and voiced their comments and suggestions.
18.06.2013 Valiantsin Stefanovich petitions head of state TV company over discrimination of death convict
On June 1, the state-run TV channel “Belarus-1” in showed in a program “Secrets of Investigation” a story which told about the murder in Mahiliou prison. In this story, which told the audience about the circumstances of the murder committed by Ryhor Yuzepchuk and his accomplice, who killed their cellmate, in the context of the negative characteristics of the person that repeatedly stated his nationality.
05.06.2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asked about publication of the decision of the UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus is asked to tell where a decision of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was published.
17.05.2013 Editor of state-owned newspaper in Mazyr warned over humiliation of Roma
Deputy Chairman of the executive committee of Mazyr district issued a warning to the editor-in-chief of the local government-run newspaper “Zhytssio Palessia” over repeated publications humiliating the Roma community.
19.04.2013 Informal coalition of minorities created in Belarus
The coalition is not shaped by specific agreements, but by a number of organizations and communities that integrate minorities, from people with disabilities to the representatives of different sexual orientations, who are working together to develop a draft anti-discrimination law, Radio Racyja reports.
