News on the topic: human rights defenders
16.12.2013 Brest human rights defender proposes to eliminate contradictions of legal acts
Uladzimir Vialichkin, a human rights activist from the city of Brest, visited deputy chairman of the city executive committee, Henadz Barysiuk, and filed a statement to propose to eliminate the contradictions that exist in the authorities’ decision on the procedures for holding public events, as its requirement to enter into an agreement with the police is contrary to a decree of the Council of Ministers.
13.12.2013 House of Representatives will not apply to the Constitutional Court concerning discrimination of Belarusian-speaking citizens
At the end of November, human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich applied to the Constitutional Court to determine the compatibility of Article 7 of the Law “On Languages” and Article 54 of the Law “On Normative Legal Acts” with the Constitution. He also applied to the Chamber of Representatives, the Council of the Republic, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Economic Court, the Council of Ministers and the President – all those who have the right to submit inquiries to the Constitutional Court on the conformity of laws with the Constitution.
12.12.2013 Judge presents a fine to human rights defender Pyotr Ivanov on the 65th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights
Pyotr Ivanov held an action to mark the Human Rights Day, 10 December. He came to the center of Vitsebsk and handed out about 50 copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 65 years ago by the UN General Assembly.
11.12.2013 Homel: human rights defenders mark the Human Rights Day by a meeting with people
Regional representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, the Homel city orgnization of the republican public association "Legal Initiative" and the Homel Center for Strategic Litigation took floor during the meeting. The speakers noted that "man has no rights if he does not strive for their protection".
11.12.2013 Austrian human rights activists dedicate their annual report to Ales Bialiatski
On 10 December in Vienna Austrian League for Human Rights, an affiliate of the FIDH, presented its final report "Conclusions on Human Rights in 2013» («Menschenrechtsbefund 2013"), declaring that it is dedicated to the FIDH vice-President Ales Bialiatski.
11.12.2013 One-man picket in support of political prisoners held in Dziarzhynsk
On 8 December Aliaksandr Tarnahurski, an activist of the campaign “Together for Belarus”, held a picket in the center of the town of Dziarzhynsk.
11.12.2013 Human rights defenders congratulate Baranavichy residents on Human Rigths Day
Despite an official ban on the 10 December picket, human rights defenders and social activists held a rally in Baranavicjhy in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The activists handed out booklets with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as information materials on human rights issues.
11.12.2013 Brest: two pickets held on Human Rigths Day
One of the pickets was organized by the chair of the Brest regional branch of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Zinaida Mikhniuk, and the other – by the human rights activist Uladzimir Vialichkin. At the picket organized by the TUREI, the people spoke about the protection of workers' rights, while participants of the other one demanded freedom for political prisoners, holding posters with portraits of political prisoners and postcards with Ales Bialiatski behind bars.
11.12.2013 Brest marks Human Rights Day with a round table
The event was attended by human rights activists, members of political parties, NGOs, trade unions and independent media.
11.12.2013 Political prisoner Ihar Alinevich is first winner of Frantsishak Aliakhnovich prize
On 10 December, Human Rights Day, the Belarusian PEN Center and Radio "Liberty" announced the winners of the Frantsishak Aliakhnovich award for the best work written in prison.
10.12.2013 Investigative Committee “sees no reasons” to punish the personnel of Mahiliou penitentiary for torture
Minsk resident Liudmila Kuchura, whose husband was tortureed with chlorine in the penitentiary No. 15 in Mahiliou, received a reply from the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus to the complaint in which she requested to initiate a criminal case on this fact.
10.12.2013 Minskers are congratulated on Human Rights Day
Traditionally, on 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human rights activists and volunteers hold information actions in Minsk. This time they handed out the texts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, printed materials on the topic of the death penalty and answered questions relating to the human rights situation in Belarus.
09.12.2013 Not a minute for human rights in Vitsebsk
Human rights activist Pavel Levinau was prohibited to hold pickets on Human Rights Day, 10 December. He filed applications for the authorization of one-minute actions, but the district authorities rejected his applications.
09.12.2013 Bialynichy activists started marking the Human Rights Day by distributing texts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On the eve of Human Rights Day civil activists of the town of Bialynichy started distributing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights among the local dwellers.
07.12.2013 Baranavichy activists congratulate Ales Bialiatski on Human Rights Day
On 6 December Baranavichy human rights defenders and social activists sent color postcards to Ales Bialiatski, in which the human rights activist and political prisoner was congratulated on the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
