4 August 2012 marked one year since the arrest of Ales Belyatsky, a Belarusian human rights activist. Ales Belyatsky was arrested after Polish and Lithuanian prosecutors had provided Belarussian authorities with details of his private bank accounts, used to receive funds for victims of political repression in Belarus. Mr Belyatsky was sentenced to four and a half years in a high-security colony and property forfeiture.
A group of non-governmental organisations has put up an exhibition on contemporary Belarus at the Świętokrzyska metro station. The exhibition focuses on human rights and freedoms violations in Belarus.
If you want to express your solidarity with Ales Belyatsky, send him a postcard to the following address:
For Bialatski A.V., 1 Sikorski Street, Babruisk, Mahiliou Region, Penal Colony No 2, 213800 BELARUS
or sign the petition available on freeales.spring96.org/en.
On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation underlined several concerns related to freedom of expression in Serbia including Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), the misuse of the Law on the Prevention of Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism to target civil society organisations, and inadequate protection mechanisms for journalists and the persistent impunity for crimes against them.
On the sidelines of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation argued that Anar Mammadli’s detention should be understood as a direct reprisal for his legitimate election observation efforts and human rights work, and comes in the context of a dramatic deterioration in the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
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