Human Rights Center “Viasna” has already prepared “Preliminary monitoring on facts of tortures and other inhumane treatment of citizens of Belarus”, based on the principles of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The English version of the report will be soon available at the “Viasna” site: www.spring96.org (16-NOV-04)

This report brings the conclusion that the Republic of Belarus doesn’t execute its undertakings upon of article 2 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) that was adopted on 10 December 1984 and ratified by Belarus on 21 January 1987. Therefore HRC “Viasna” proposes to consider the report at the sitting of the UN Committee against Torture and also to send a representative of the committee to Belarus.    
    
     In future Human Rights Center “Viasna” plans to:
    
    — register facts of tortures
    — help people to compose complaints to prosecutor’s office
    — demand check-ups of the facts of the tortures and finding the persons responsible
    — demand bringing of criminal cases against the policemen who took part in tortures
    — give publicity to the names of the duty officials who took part in tortures
    — pass the collected information to the UN Committee against Tortures.