When: Thursday, 23. October 2014 17:00-18:30
To: Thursday, 23. October 2014
Where: New York City, Hotel ONE UN New York (1 United Nations Plaza)
Host: Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF)
Contact: Anna Innocenti, HRHF’s International Advocacy Officer (anna.innocenti@humanrightshouse.org)
Whilst Belarus and Ukraine are neighbours and share common history, the human rights situations in these countries are very different and they today face different challenges. At the same time, they are good illustrations of the challenges faced by human rights defenders in Eastern Europe. Both countries enjoy an active civil society, which is working mainly underground in Belarus and still not working with full recognition and acknowledgement in Ukraine. The role of human rights defenders is crucial to the development of the countries towards democracy and the rule of law.
Public event, but please RSVP: anna.innocenti
Moderation:
- Stéphanie David, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Speakers:
- Michel Forst, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
- Miklós Haraszti, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus
- Tatsiana Reviaka, Human Rights Centre “Viasna” and Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House
- Oleksandra Matviychuk, Centre for Civil Liberties and EuroMaidan SOS
- Vadym Pyvovarov, Association of Ukrainian Human Rights Monitors on Law-Enforcement
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Documents:
- Event at General Assembly (23 October 2014)
- Belarusian NGOs sent its report as part of the Universal Periodic Review to the UN
- Human Rights Committee takes five new decisions concerning Belarus
- Discussion on the death penalty in Belarus was held in Vilnius
- Human Rights Council extends mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus
- Ales Bialiatski: “I am free, but we must remember, that there are political prisoners in the country”
- Full accountability is needed in Ukraine
- New High Commissioner for human rights: we see 4 challenges ahead
- Russian NGO of mothers of soldiers labeled “foreign agent”
- Restoring independence to the process of defending rights and the rule of law in Ukraine
- Human rights must be basic principle to end violence
Articles related to Belarus:
Articles related to Ukraine:
