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February 25, 2016

ILIA conference: Expert discussion on international human rights law

27-28 February, International experts joined ILIA program lawyers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine to discuss the application of UN and Council of Europe human rights mechanisms.

February 24, 2016

ILIA conference: Expert discussion on international human rights law

A total of 115 lawyers from five countries have participated in the third cycle of Human Rights House Network’s “International Advocacy in Law” (ILIA) program, of which 82 alumni will be awarded diplomas and certificates, and the 24 most successful graduates will participate in a concluding conference in Vilnius.

February 18, 2016

Tender for conducting social research

The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House announces the tender for conducting social research

February 10, 2016

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti

No changes in the dismal human rights situation in Belarus since the presidential election

February 9, 2016

“Zhamchuzhny case”: KGB against the “Platform”?

The founder of the human rights organization “Platform innovation” Mikhail Zhamchuzhny was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment in a penal colony by the Vitebsk regional court in June 2015. On 23 October the judicial board on criminal cases of the Supreme Court has reviewed the cassation appeal and imposed even more severe punishment – six and a half years in prison.

February 5, 2016

Priorities in shaping the strategy for relations with Belarus

We, the representative of the Belarusian human rights organisations, note that despite certain positive tendencies over the past six months, there have been no systemic changes aimed at a comprehensive improvement of the human rights situation in Belarus. In this context, we regard further improvement of the human rights situation as a top priority for both Belarusian human rights defenders and international partners in shaping the strategy for relations with Belarus.

January 29, 2016

The arrest of Ales Bialiatski’s property cancelled, as it was imposed “by mistake”

On 28 January, the human rights defender Ales Bialiatski received a letter from the department of compulsory execution of Minsk Partyzanski district in response to his appeal against a decision to arrest part of his Minsk apartment where he lives with his family.

January 28, 2016

Concerted position on international partners’ relations with Belarus

We, the representative of the Belarusian human rights organisations, note that despite certain positive tendencies over the past six months, there have been no systemic changes aimed at a comprehensive improvement of the human rights situation in Belarus. In this context, we regard further improvement of the human rights situation as a top priority for both Belarusian human rights defenders and international partners in shaping the strategy for relations with Belarus.

January 22, 2016

Authorities want to deprive Ales Bialiatski of place of residence after 4 years after the judgment

Ales Bialiatski, the head of the human rights center Viasna, has received a ruling from the department of enforcement of judgments that a part of his flat (in which he lives with his family) falls under arrest.