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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.
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.
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.
The first death sentence in 2016 was passed
On 5 January Henadz Yakavitski was sentenced to death in Belarus. This case might even get in legal textbooks: the convicted man has been already sentenced to death earlier.
THE BELARUSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND THE MEDIA. OVERVIEW
INFORMATION ON THE ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS – 2015
Belarus-2015: Pyrrhic victory of Lukashenka condemns the country to degradation
In 2015, the permanent President of Belarus Aliaksandr Lukashenka has easily won another election with the official results of 83.5%. This is a fantastic triumph despite the fact that the economy was a mess: the GDP decreased by 3.9% during the last 11 months, while the average salary in Belarus has decreased from 530 to 370 dollars in equivalent during the last 5 years.
UN registers complaint by death convict’s mother
The UN Human Rights Committee has registered an individual communication submitted by Volha Hrunova (right), the mother of Aliaksandr Hrunou, who was executed in 2014. The death convict’s mother appeals against a violation of her son’s right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and the right to a fair trial. The case was registered under No. 2690/2015 and sent to the State party for comments on the merits.
Belarusan society’s solidarity potential
The Center for European Transformation (CET) and the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) present a research results report of the Belarusan society’s solidarity potential. The research was initiated by Belarusan human rights defending organizations: Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Legal Transformation Center (Lawtrend), Committee for the Protection of the Repressed “Salidarnasts”, Belarusian Association of Journalists, and Assembly of Democratic NGOs in Belarus.
Belarusian human rights organizations have chosen the best
As a tradition before the International Human Rights Day (10 December) several Belarusian human rights organizations name the winners of the annual National Human Rights Prize for the achievements in the field of human rights.