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March 24, 2021

Civil society organisations call for the immediate operationalisation of HRC’s new mandate on Belarus

64 international and Belarusian organisations led by Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) call for Human Rights Council Member States and the Office of the High Commissioner to ensure that the new mandate on Belarus meets the demand for accountability for past and on-going human rights violations in Belarus.

March 18, 2021

Joint statement: End reprisals against human rights defenders in Belarus

Human Rights House Foundation joins eleven organisations lead by Amnesty International calling for the Belarusian authorities to end reprisals against human rights defenders.

March 16, 2021

HRC46: Statement on the Universal Periodic Review of Belarus

On 16 March 2021, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) issued a statement at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council calling for a stop to criminal investigations and raids of human rights defenders homes and their organisations, as well as a stop to the coordinated and on-going attacks on journalists.

March 2, 2021

HRC46: Joint NGO letter addressing human rights crisis in Belarus

On 2 March 2021, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) was among 13 international NGOs calling on the UN Human Rights Council to create a new mechanism assisting in the process of accountability for human rights violations in Belarus. The NGOs also outlined several key elements that a new mechanism should contain.

February 25, 2021

HRC46: Amnesty and HRHF joint statement on Belarus

On 25 February 2021, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and Amnesty International pushed the Human Rights Council to take further action on Belarus. Alongside Belarusian civil society organisations, they urged the Council in a joint oral statement, to create a mechanism assisting in the process of accountability for human rights violations.

February 18, 2021

CSP: Unprecedented crackdown on Belarusian civil society must be stopped

Following a renewed wave of persecution of the Belarusian human rights defenders, civil society activists and independent journalists, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) strongly condemn actions of the Belarusian authorities and urge them to stop the harassment and show genuine respect towards the rights of those who seek to protect the rights of their fellow citizens and not to criminalize their legitimate human rights work.

February 16, 2021

Беларускія ўлады абавязаныя неадкладна спыніць узгоднены напад на праваабаронцаў, журналістаў і іх арганізацыі

Фундацыя Дамоў правоў чалавека заклікае ўлады Беларусі неадкладна спыніць узгоднены напад на праваабаронцаў, журналістаў і іх арганізацыі

February 16, 2021

Belarusian authorities must immediately end the coordinated attack against human rights defenders, journalists and organisations

Following a renewed crackdown on 16 February 2021, Human Rights House Foundation demands that Belarusian authorities immediately cease their coordinated and on-going attack against journalists, human rights defenders and organisations.

February 5, 2021

Belarus: Stop Pressure on CSOs in Connection to their Right to Access to Funding

Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) calls on the Belarusian authorities to stop the pressure on civil society organisations in connection with their right to access funding.