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International Democracy Day: We call for more space for civil society
Civil society has less and less space to breathe or even exist in many countries, let alone participate in public life. Authorities are using restrictions as a pretext to prosecute and imprison human rights defenders, criminalising the right to be a human rights defender, and the right to assemble and associate.
Political refugee Ales Mikhalevich returned to Belarus in order to protect human rights
The politician and 2010 presidential election candidate Aliaksei (Ales) Mikhalevich returned to Belarus after more than four years of forced exile.
Way forward for human rights defenders
Criminalisation and repression of human rights defenders is not the right way forward for Europe. Watch the video of the panel debate here!
Палітуцякач Алесь Міхалевіч вярнуўся ў Беларусь, каб бараніць правы чалавека
Палітык і кандыдат у прэзідэнты на выбарах 2010 года Алесь Міхалевіч вярнуўся ў Беларусь пасля больш чым чатырох гадоў вымушанай эміграцыі.
Calls for Action
What made the Network unique in the beginning 20 years ago – local voices, independence, democratic principles, joint programs, and international reach – is the same today.
Walk for political prisoners
They have been silenced, so the Network will tell their story. Human Rights House Network, united in Oslo to celebrate its 20th year, was walking to raise awareness of those who are not free to walk.
Building a Community for Change and Freedoms
The founders of the Human Rights House Network believed change is possible.
They believed much could be achieved by collaborating locally and internationally. Today, the Network is a community of more than 100 independent organizations operating in 16 Human Rights Houses located in 13 countries.
Accused in the “graffiti case”: during the arrest we were threatened that we would never be released
On 31 August the information, that the accused in the “graffiti case” fully confessed their guilt, repented for the crime and fully compensated the damage, appeared on the site of the Investigative Committee. After that, a preventive measure against the two accused was changed to recognizance not to leave. Two other young men remain in the status of suspects.
Затрыманы за графіці беларус: “Нам пагражалі, што мы ніколі не выйдзем на волю”
31 жніўня на сайце Следчага камітэта з’явілася інфармацыя, што фігуранты па “справе графіцістаў” цалкам прызналі сваю віну, чыстасардэчна раскаяліся і пакрылі прычыненую шкоду ў поўным аб’ёме. Пасля гэтага мера стрымання ў дачыненні да двух абвінавачаных была зменена на падпіску аб нявыездзе. Яшчэ двое маладзенаў застаюцца ў статусе падазраваных.