News on the topic: human rights defenders
19.01.2012 Belarusian NGO leaders thank people for joining campaign of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski
We, representatives of Belarusian civil society, would like to express our deep gratitude to the citizens of Belarus who acceded to our appeal for solidarity with the imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski through contribution to the money-raising campaign to “repair the damage inflicted by the offence”, as ordered by a court ruling.
17.01.2012 Rights defender to demand criminal proceedings against KGB officers who broke his computer
Human rights defender Aleh Volchak told BelaPAN on Monday that he would ask the Investigation Committee of Belarus to institute criminal proceedings against the KGB officers who had broken his computer.
13.01.2012 Brest: court finds nothing wrong with picket bans
The Brest Regional Court confirmed the ruling of the Leninski District Court of Brest concerning the ban of a series of pickets under the slogan “Freedom to Political Prisoners!” by the Brest City Executive Committee in autumn 2011.
11.01.2012 “Viasna” demands immediate release of Siarhei Kavalenka from jail
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" calls on the Belarusian authorities to immediately stop the persecution of the activist of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front” Siarhei Kavalenka.
03.01.2012 Hrodna: Raman Yurhel got dismissed for “truancy”
Civil activist Raman Yurhel was dismissed from the private firm “ABC”. The matter is that he spent 16 days on a sick leave during one month of work.
28.12.2011 Photofact: Ales Bialiatski's vacant chair at Observatory's Annual Report presentation in Baku
The chair of FIDH Vice-President Ales Bialiatski was left vacant during the presentation of the 2011 Report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 27 December.
22.12.2011 Rights defender demanding apologies from KGB for failing to return seized items
Human rights defender Aleh Volchak has demanded apologies from the Committee for State Security (KGB) for failing to return seized items and breaking his computer.
20.12.2011 Ales Bialiatski’s chair left vacant at 2011 Report on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders presentation in Yerevan
On the 14th of December the Chairman of the Board of “Civil Society Institute” NGO and FIDH Secretary General Artak Kirakosyan together with CSI NGO president Arman Danielyan presented the 2011 Report on the Protection of the Human Rights Defenders around the world. In Armenia, as in other countries, during the presentation of the report the seat of the speaker Ales Bialiatski was left vacant as a call for setting him free.
19.12.2011 National Human Rights Award 2011
The organizing committee of Charter’97 has announced laureates of the National Award in the field of human rights protection for 2011.
19.12.2011 Ukrainian human rights defender not allowed to enter Belarus
Ukrainian human rights defender Konstyantyn Rautskyi, member of the Luhansk-based “Postup” human rights center, has not been allowed to enter Belarus, the Nasha Niva newspaper reports, quoting Mr. Rautskyi’s Facebook account.
15.12.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich appeals against fine issued by tax inspection
On 2 December Maryiana Valchkova, Judge of the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk, left standing the ruling of the Partyzanski District Tax Inspection of Minsk of 19 October 2011, according to which human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich was fined 4,727,330 rubles for “the failure to mention the whole sum of taxable income through inattentiveness”.
15.12.2011 Belarusian human rights defenders launch fundraising campaign to compensate damage in Bialiatski’s case
Belarusian human rights defenders launched a campaign to collect money for paying the “damage, done by the crime” which had been allegedly committed by Ales Bialiatski. It was stated at a special press-conference.
14.12.2011 Finnish League for Human Rights applies to embassies to support Ales Bialiatski
Finnish League for Human Rights (FLHR) visited the embassy of the Rebublic of Lithuania in Helsinki today to present a written appeal on behalf of Ales Bialiatski's case and situation in Belarus. FLHR requested a meeting also with the embassy of the Russian Federation in Helsinki, but received no reply.
14.12.2011 Ukrainian activists support Bialiatski and other prisoners of conscience
One of the seats was left empty to symbolize the virtual presence of human rights defender Ales Bialiatski at the presentation of the annual report of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 8 December. That’s how the All-Ukrainian Association of Civil Human Rights Actions expressed support to Bialiatski.
14.12.2011 Attention! Urgent press-conference
On 15 December representatives of Belarusian human rights organizations and civil movements will voice an urgent address to the public concerning the criminal case of the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights Ales Bialiatski.
