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“People were charged for expressing themselves” – local policemen
On January 27 a photo of a group of fans of the Belarusian football club BATE (tenfold national champion), holding a white-red-white flag and posters: “Hold on, Ukraine, we are with you!” and “Glory to Heroes!” appeared on the Internet. A few days later, two fans were convicted, and the police is still looking for the others.
100 questions about PRISM: what has been disclosed by Polish authorities?
It has been more than six months since the US mass surveillance programme PRISM was reported in the press and we are yet to learn all the details regarding collaboration between Polish authorities and the US National Security Agency. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Panoptykon Foundation have not yet received answers to all the questions submitted to public bodies.
“Людзі выказалі сваю пазіцыю, іх за гэта прыцягнулі,”– міліцыянт пра акцыю салідарнасці з Украінай
27 студзеня ў інтэрнэце з’явіўся здымак, на якім 23 фанаты дзесяціразовага чэмпіёна краіны па футболе барысаўскага клуба БАТЭ сфатаграфаваліся з бел-чырвона-белым сцягам і плакатамі «Трымайся, Украіна, мы з вамі!» і «Героям слава!». Праз некалькі дзён двое фанатаў былі асуджаныя, астатніх дагэтуль шукае міліцыя.
Free human rights defender and election observer Anar Mammadli
61 european MPs call for the immediate and unconditional release of Anar Mammadli. On 16 December 2013, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center Anar Mammadli was sentenced to 3 months pre-trial detention, in a politically charged case.
Ukraine government must stop use of violence
The repressive laws adopted on 16 January 2014 by the Ukrainian parliament have been repealed on 28 January 2014 but violence in the streets of Kyiv and many other cities of the country continues, with police forces aiming at hurting peaceful protestors and not distinguishing between peaceful and violent protestors. PACE condemned the use of violence in Ukraine.
Police beating violated prohibition of torture
The European Court of Human Rights will look into the case of two men beaten by police officers during interrogation. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights prepared an application against Poland, alleging a violation of the prohibition of torture.
Сябры HRHN заклікаюць прэзідэнта Януковіча накласці вета на закон, які парушае правы
У сваім сумесным лісце да прэзідэнта Віктара Януковіча, сябры Сеткі Дамоў правоў чалавека (HRHN) заклікаць яго накласці вета на закон, прыняты парламентам 16 студзеня 2014 года, які парушае фундаментальныя правы на свабоду выказвання меркаванняў і сходаў, а таксама асноўныя правы на стварэнне асацыяцый і працу ад імя няўрадавых арганізацый, у тым ліку права займацца праваабарончай дзейнасцю
Professor Legutko ordered to apologise for “spoilt snots”
The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation complaint filed by Professor Ryszard Legutko. Professor Legutko had been sued by two secondary school students, Zuzanna Niemier and Tomasz Chabinka for the infringement of their personal interests. The Professor once called the students “snots spoilt by their parents”.
Semiannual review of 2013: the human rights situation is grave, without significant changes
Belarusian human rights organizations have developed an analytical review, which defines medium-term trends in the field of human rights, socio-political and economic situation in Belarus. The report that covers the period from July to December 2013,was developed by Belarusian Helsinki Committee (RPHA “BHK”), the Belarusian Association of Journalists (HA “BAJ”), the Assembly of Democratic NGOs of Belarus, Legal Transformation Center, the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” educational and charitable institution “Solidarity” Committee “.