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Правы чалавека – асноўны элемент міру і бяспекі
З нагоды Дня Волі 25 сакавіка ў Сейме Літоўскай Рэспублікі адбылася дыскусія «2015 год у Беларусі – калі геапалітыка бярэ верх над каштоўнасцямі дэмакратыі», падчас якой былі закранутыя важныя пытанні сучаснай сітуацыі ўнутры краіны і беларуска-еўрапейскіх адносін.
The only registered regional human rights organisation under the threat of dissolution
On 17 March, 2015, the hearing on a lawsuit to close down the only registered regional human rights organisation in the country – the Mahiliou Human Rights Center (MHRC) has started. This lawsuit comes amidst an ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders by the Belarusian authorities.
Адзіная зарэгістраваная рэгіянальная праваабарончая арганізацыя Беларусі пад пагрозай ліквідацыі
17 сакавіка 2015 г. пачаўся разгляд справы аб ліквідацыі адзінай зарэгістраванай рэгіянальнай праваабарончай арганізацыі ў краіне – Магілёўскага праваабарончага цэнтра (МПЦ). Разгляд справы праходзіць на фоне наступу на праваабаронцаў, які працягваецца з боку беларускіх уладаў.
Systematic human rights violations in Crimea
At the occasion of the presentation by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues of her report on Ukraine, the Human Rights Council discussed the situation of minorities in Ukraine, especially in regard to the developments in Crimea since February 2014.
New evidence weakens prosecution
Use of unregistered grants has been at the core of the charges against human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev. In court the defence provided rebuttal of prosecutors’ version.
Crimea: critical situation for human rights
“The referendum in Crimea was just a clown show, it had nothing to do with democracy and this should not be forgotten”, argues Refat Chubarov, Head of the Mejilis of the Crimean Tatar People, at a side-event on the margins of the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
NGOs call for the end of systematic punishment of leaders of civil society in Azerbaijan
In a joint statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, leading international human rights organisations call upon Azerbaijan “to put an end to the systematic punishment of leaders of civil society, and to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, journalists and activists held in custody.”
Noise in the court hearing of Intigam Aiyev’s case
The Baku Court on Grave Crimes has been discussing the cases of the arrested human rights defenders for two months already. On March 10, the Court continued discussion into the case of Intigam Aliyev, Azerbaijan human rights defender, who was arrested on August 8, 2014. The main part of the hearing was spent on the discussion of solicitations from the defense side. Interrogation of the witness caused conflict in the courtroom for what the judge postponed the process.
UN Special Rapporteur called the deportation of human rights defender Tonkacheva disproportionate
The deportation of Elena Tonkacheva demonstrates “the immense challenges that continue to exist for human rights defenders to fulfill their work in Belarus.” This was stated on 6 March, by Miklós Haraszti, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, at the UN Human Rights Council.