News on the topic: human rights defenders
24.10.2022 Human rights defenders and experts share priorities for High Commissioner Volker Türk
High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk took up his mandate on 17 October 2022.
24.10.2022 Civic Solidarity Platform Statement on the award of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Three members of the Platform, the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Memorial (Russia), and Chair of Viasna Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) awarded.
17.10.2022 "After so many years of work, he was able to keep a tender heart." Human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich celebrated his 50th anniversary behind bars
On October 14, the human rights activist of "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich turned 50 years old. He met his anniversary behind bars. "Let the authorities consider me a smuggler, but there are many people I helped, and I am proud of it," he wrote from Valadarka.
14.10.2022 Alina Stefanovic: “It is my husband’s life's work”
Valiantsin Stefanovic turns 50.
12.10.2022 #FreeViasna: Latest news on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Nobel Peace Prize for Ales Bialitski, unexpected release of Tatsiana Lasitsa and other news on Viasna members.
12.10.2022 CoE: Member states should provide more support to Russian and Belarusian human rights defenders
Commissioner for Human Rights' statement identifies four minimum measures on which member states should focus their efforts.
07.10.2022 Civil society all over the world celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ales Bialiatski
Viasna collected congratulations and reactions to receiving this outstanding award from all over the world.
07.10.2022 Ales Bialiatski awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022
Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties share the prize with Belarusian human rights defender
01.10.2022 "When I feel hopelessness, despair, when I don't see the light, — I remember Ales." Human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is 60 years old
Svaboda spoke with Ales Bialiatski's colleagues, whom he had introduced to human rights activities.
30.09.2022 “This award is a great support to us in our mission.” Viasna awarded The Albie Awards 2022
Alina Stefanovich, the wife of political prisoner and Viasna human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich, received the prize.
22.09.2022 "This is a common European challenge." Belarusian human rights activists stand in solidarity with Ukraine
Human rights defenders from different countries held a solidarity action with Ukraine near the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on September 21, the International Day of Peace.
13.09.2022 “This is absolute cynicism”: Viasna member reported to Venice Commission and OSCE ODIHR about freedom of association in Belarus
Round Table “Civil society: empowerment and accountability” took place in Strasbourg. Viasna member Natallia Satsunkevich introduced the general situation in Belarus with freedom of association.
13.09.2022 “Our voices are hers”—Viasna human rights defenders read Marfa Rabkova's last word in court
Marfa Rabkova was sentenced to 15 years in jail for her peaceful human rights activities.
08.09.2022 The Observatory calls to quash the sentences of Marfa Rabkova, Andrey Chapiuk, and Nasta Loika
The Observatory urges the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release them as well as all Viasna members and all other human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in the country.
07.09.2022 Belarusian human rights defenders met with the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs
They informed the Finnish politician about the current human rights situation in Belarus.
