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Internally displaced people from the occupied territories residing in the former buildings of the sanatoriums Friendship and Metallurgist in Tskaltubo district request new accommodations – the buildings of the former sanatoriums are in poor conditions. The Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees offered the IDPs to resettle in other regions of Georgia. Some of the IDPs do not want to leave Tskaltubo, saying they have buried their relatives there and have lived in the district for a long time.

Камітэт ААН па правах чалавека асудзіў парушэнне Беларуссю міжнародна-прававых абавязацельстваў праз выкананне смяротнага прысуду у дачыненні да Аляксандра Грунова, чыя справа на той момант знаходзілася на разглядзе ў КПЧ. КПЧ прасіў беларускія ўлады прыпыніць выкананне пакарання да разгляду справы, аднак прысуд быў выкананы, і цяпер справа будзе разгледжана, нягледзячы на тое, што заяўнік ужо расстраляны.

Since 8 August 2014, the human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev of Azerbaijan is in prison. He spent his 52nd birthday in prison on 30 November 2014. His health has heavily deteriorated whilst in detention. We repeat our call for his immediate and unconditional release.

On 24 October 2014 the UN Human Rights Committee took a historic decision on the case of of Ales Bialiatski, President of Human Rights Centre “Viasna” and FIDH Vice President, officially recognizing that the Republic of Belarus violated his right to liberty and security, the right to justice and a fair trial ad the freedom of association of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Most of the people with mental disorders are isolated from the society. For complete recovery they need psycho-social rehabilitation and integration in the society; nevertheless the state does not do anything in this direction. According to official information, only 1% of the funds allocated for mental health care are spent on the rehabilitation programs. Beneficiaries of the Center believe the allocated funds are not enough for their social integration.

24 кастрычніка 2014 г. Камітэт па правах чалавека ААН прыняў гістарычнае рашэнне па справе Алеся Бяляцкага (на фота), старшыні Праваабарончага цэнтра “Вясна” і віцэ-прэзідэнта Міжнароднай федэрацыі за правы чалавека (FIDH), прызнаўшы, што дзяржава Беларусь парушыла яго права на свабоду і асабістую недатыкальнасць, права на справядлівае судовае разбіральніцтва і права на свабоду асацыяцый Міжнароднага пакта аб грамадзянскіх і палітычных правах.

The population in Zestaponi protest over the polluted environment and calls on the government to react on this issue. The ecological problems in Zestaponi were caused by throwing remains of natural deposit in the territory of an old agricultural market. According to the local healthcare agency the number of cancer diseases have increased because of this pollution. On June 15, 2013 local authorities decided to demolish the old market in Zestaponi and move it to another place. More than 200 private owners lost their source for everyday income with this unexpected decision of the local government. After the deconstruction, huge amount of remains of natural deposit, buried in the territory during soviet time, was removed from the ground. The remains were recycled and only radiation garbage was left. Locals protest both the demolished infrastructure and the pollution of the environment. According to the local healthcare agency, the number of cancer diseases is drastically increasing every year.

International conference with a focus on the human rights situation in Ukraine.

United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Belarus violated the right to life of Vasil Yuzepchuk, who was shot in 2010. The case of Aliaksandr Hrunou, another citizen of Belarus, who was executed, is still pending before the UN Human Rights Committee, while human rights defenders appealed to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

Камітэт па правах чалавека ААН прызнаў парушэнне Беларуссю права на жыццё расстралянага ў 2010 годзе Васіля Юзэпчука. Справа іншага пакаранага смерцю грамадзяніна Беларусі Аляксандра Грунова яшчэ чакае разгляду ў КПЧ ААН, а пакуль праваабаронцы звярнуліся да спецдакладчыка ААН па пазасудовых пакараннях смерцю.

There is a conflict between Muslim and Orthodox Georgians in the village Mokhe in Adigeni district. The reason for the conflict is a half-ruined building, where the local administration planned to open a library. Muslims claimed it was a mosque in the past, and that if a library starts functioning there it will insult their religious feelings. The building was being reconstructed at the same time as a protest rally of the local population was finding place, which finally resulted in the police arresting several protesters. The monitoring group of the Public Defender’s Office reported that the patrol police officers exceeded their power when detaining the participants of this peaceful demonstration.

The Homel resident Aliaksandr Hrunou, who had been sentenced to death, was executed by shooting. It was learned on 4 November from his mother Volha Hrunova. Human rights defenders protest against this form of punishment and are concerned about another convict, who awaits for the execution.