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President of the HRH in Vilnius receives award
Barys Zvozskau, right, president of the exile Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius, Lithuania, has received an award from the organisation Human Rights Alliance for his long-term commitment and achievements to human rights advocacy. The journalist Siamion Pechanko and the advocate Tamara Sidarenka also received the award.
Learn and teach human rights online
On 12-13 December the Belarusian Human Rights House hosted a training session on the use of online materials and topics related to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
See nothing, hear nothing, know nothing!
Belarusian authorities continue to hamper and harass the work of the non-government mass media. Once again, independent journalists find themselves in police custody, in the courts and … underground.
Human rights photo competition: results announced
The Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius joined the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by conducting a photo competition for the best illustration of human rights in the Republic of Belarus. The results of the competition were summed up and announced on 10 December.
Joint statement by FIDH and Human Rights Center “Viasna” (in brief)
On 10 December the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” issued a joint statement on the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus.
10 December: mass detentions in Belarus
Republic of Belarus celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by mass detentions of participants in peaceful protest actions
The joint statement by the FIDH and Human Rights Center “Viasna” (in brief)
The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” are urging the Government of the Republic of Belarus to adhere to its international human rights obligations.
Political prisoner set free but found guilty
On 8-9 December, political prisoner Aliaksandr Barazenka stood trial in Minsk. The last participant of the Process of Fourteen was found guilty and sentenced to one year of restricted freedom.
Vilnius Media Seminar: meeting of media partisans
Is freedom of expression possible in a controlled society? What can be done when official media are all about propaganda, not information? And where alternative sources can be found? Media activists met on 4 December in Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius to look for answers together.