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UN Special Rapporteurs were informed about the pressure on journalists and human rights defenders
During the protest action, that was held on 24 November in the center of Minsk, at least 12 were charged with administrative offense of “Violation of the order of organization or conducting of mass events” and the police drew up administrative reports against them.
Updated: UN adopts resolution supporting human rights defenders
HRHN welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the resolution. This will protect, empower, and support human rights defenders, and address the increasingly threatening climate in which they work.
The new death sentence was passed in Belarus
On 20 November, 2015 Ivan Kulesh from Belarus was sentenced to death penalty. European human rights defenders and politicians responded to such sentence, urging the Belarusian authorities to renounce this form of punishment.
The pressure on human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka continues
The customs has temporarily seized trying to take human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka to court. However, now “the duty of vigilance and pressure” was tranfered to the tax authorities, which in recent years have repeatedly tried to find law violations in the actions of the human rights defender and his family.
Appeal to the Border Committee – attempt to put pressure on the officials?
Belarusian users of social networks began an action in support of human rights defenders, who are regularly being a subject of additional checks while crossing the border. The Chairman of the State Border Committee commented on the appeal, calling it an attempt to put pressure on the officials at the border checkpoints.
Presentation of the book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Invincible Marynich”.
The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House is honored to invite you to the presentation of the book by Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Tamkovich “Invincible Marynich”. Presentation of a book on Mikhail Marynich, Belarusian diplomat and a political prisoner, will be held on 1 December at 15:00 at the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian HRH (Vilnius, Latako st., 3)
Presentation of Victor Martinovich`s book “Homeland. Marc Chagall in Vitebsk”
On November 16 at 18.30 there will be a presentation of the book by Victor Martinovich called “Homeland. Marc Chagall in Vitebsk” held in the Human Rights House in Vilnius . The event is organized by the Student Union of the European Humanities University and is supported by Belarusian Human Rights House.
A demand for justice and the end to impunity
The Human Rights House Network marks November 2nd, the International Day to End Impunity, by demanding justice for all journalists who have been killed because of their work, and calling for the removal of impunity to create safer environments for journalists to operate in.