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Human Rights House Foundation delivered the following statement on Belarus to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC38). This statement enjoys the support of 11 Belarusian human rights organisations.

Беларускі дом правоў чалавека імя Б. Звозскава з экспертнай падтрымкай РПГА “Беларускі Хельсінкскі Камітэт” аб’яўляе конкурс на выкананне працы аналітыка па тэме “Правы чалавека і бізнэс”.

In a joint letter, HRHF urges delegations at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC38) to support the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.

Time and again in 2017 we saw how resilient, creative, and adaptable human rights defenders can be in the face of repression.

The Belarusian civil society organizations, human rights defenders and international organizations have always criticized Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code due to its incompliance with the human rights standards and provisions on the freedom of association enshrined in the Constitution.

Raising concerns about the lack of progress on human rights in Belarus, the European Parliament has demanded that the European Union sets clear benchmarks in its engagement.

Minsk hosted another round of expert consultations on National Human Rights Action Plan, organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Office in Belarus.

On December 8, Belarusian human rights community solemnly awarded the winners of the ninth National Human Rights Prize in three categories: “The human rights defender of the year”, “The journalist of the year” and “The campaign/initiative of the year”. The ceremony was held in the Minsk book store “Lohvinau”.

Belarus is not among the 75 countries that clearly stated the need to protect human rights defenders. By doing this, the Belarusian authorities have witnessed their true position towards the human rights community, thinks Ales Bialiatski, head of the HRC “Viasna”.