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Belarusian HRH and HRHF concerned about non-registration of Nasha Viasna

Belarusian Human Rights House in exile in Lithuania and the Human Rights House Foundation sent a letter of concern to the Belarusian authorities today, expressing their deep disappointment with the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus to turn down the appeal against non-registration of the human rights organisation Nasha Viasna.

Published: August 14, 2009 Author: HRHF

The two organisations called upon the Belarusian authorities to reconsider the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus of 12 August 2009 and to allow the founders of Nasha Viasna to correct the breaches and proceed with their registration. They also called upon the Belarusian authorities to abide by the laws of the Republic of Belarus and international obligations ratified by the country, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 22).

Full letter of concern in English and Belarusian.

Also see:

Ales Bialiatski: The process of registration is of no less importance to us as human rights activists as the fact of registration, Viasna, 13 August 2009
Supreme Court of Belarus: “Nasha Viasna” should not be registered, Belarusian HRH, 12 August 2009
Follow-up note on the view Belyatsky et al. vs. Belarus, HRHF, 30 June 2009
Non-registration as an instrument of punishment, Belarusian HRH, 11 June 2009

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