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On 4-5 August, at the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus , several actions, dedicated to the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski, well-known Belarusian human rights defender, took place in Vilnius. The activists organized series of information campaigns and actions in the city center and a picket near the Belarusian Embassy in Lithuania.

4-5 жніўня ў межах Міжнароднага дня салідарнасці з грамадзянскай супольнасцю Беларусі ў Вільні прайшлі акцыі, прысвечаныя гадавіне арышту вядомага беларускага праваабаронцы Алеся Бяляцкага. Актывісты наладзілі шэраг інфармацыйных акцый у цэнтры горада і пікет каля амбасады Беларусі ў Літве.

Once again, we call upon the authorities of the Republic of Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release Ales Bialiatski. He is in detention since 4 August 2011. Since, every independent United Nations body called for his release.

In early July 2013 the Court of Appeal in Białystok decided the case brought by S.W. against Alicja Maciejowska and the Institute of National Remembrance in Białystok, alleging a violation of personal interests.

In July, the first reading of the government-sponsored bills on the President’s consent to the ratification of two Protocols completely abolishing the death penalty took place. The bills concern the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights which forbids the death penalty, even in times of war.

As part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus on 4-5 of August, 2013. Vilnius will host a series of events, dedicated to the anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski, the prominent Belarusian human rights defender. Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment for the activities in the field o protection of human rights in Belarus.

4 жніўня 2013 года мы адзначаем сумную гадавіну – два гады з моманту арышту Алеся Бяляцкага, два гады за калючым дротам за абарону правоў чалавека ў яго роднай краіне, Беларусі. Заклікаем Вас выказаць салідарную падтрымку беларускаму праваабаронцу.

У межах Міжнароднага дня салідарнасці з грамадзянскай супольнасцю Беларусі 4-5 жніўня 2013г. у Вільні пройдзе шэраг акцый, прысвечаных чарговай гадавіне арышту вядомага беларускага праваабаронцы Алеся Бяляцкага. Алесь Бяляцкі быў асуджаны на 4,5 гады турэмнага зняволення за актыўную дзейнасць у абароне правоў чалавека ў Беларусі.

On 19-21 July the Regional Seminar was held for the Belarusian graduates of the “Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” project in Vilnius, where the graduates of the distance learning course received their diplomas and certificates, and were able to imply their knowledge during the moot court.

19-21 июля в Вильнюсе прошел региональный семинар для белорусских выпускников проекта «Дистанционное обучение адвокатов правам человека», в рамках которого выпускники курса дистанционного обучения получили дипломы и сертификаты, а также смогли продемонстрировать свои знания в рамках тренировочного судебного процесса.

A trial of Witold K., charged with defamation of his former employer, was launched in the District Court in Bydgoszcz. On one of the websites the defendant described his company as a “Polish labour camp”. The K.’s former workplace is a supported employment enterprise. On commencing his employment Witold K. was classified as having a mild level of disability. According to the defendant the company violated a number of labour laws.

Under Polish law, rehabilitation equipment is not excluded from collection proceedings conducted by court enforcement officers. The Code of Civil Procedure contains an exhaustive list of movables which cannot be made subject to judicial enforcement. Rehabilitation equipment is not included in the list.