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Detention of Intigam Aliyev is an attempt of reprisal against human rights movement in Azerbaijan
Participants of the “International Law in Advocacy” program prepared a statement on the situation with detention of Intigam Aliyev and arrests of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan. The statement was approved within the framework of the final session of the “Bring International Standards Home” project and signed by human right lawyers and advocates. The authors of the statement call upon all those concerned to join the wider campaign to support and fight for the liberation of Intigam Aliyev and other political prisoners.
The man who wears T-shirts “Lukashenka, go away!” could be the next political prisoner
On 5 August driver from Homel Yuryi Rubtsou was summoned to the Soviet district department of the Investigative Committee of Minsk. There he was interrogated as a suspect in a criminal case.
Call for the immediate release of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
64 NGOs from Human Rights Houses Network call upon the Azerbaijani authorities, in their joint letter to President Ilham Aliyev, to immediately and unconditionally release Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov, and lift all charges held against them.
International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus
4 August – the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus. On this very day in 2011 Ales Bialiatski, the famous Belarusian human rights defender, was detained in Minsk. On 21 June, 2014 Ales Bialiatski was suddenly granted amnesty and released, but there are still other political prisoners in Belarus, and there is no guarantee that the new political persecutions will not take place.
Discussion on the death penalty in Belarus was held in Vilnius
The participants of the Summer School on Human Rights, which is held every year in the Belarusian HRH, met Tamara Chikunova, who founded the “Mothers Against the Death Penalty and Torture” organization, after her only son was shot in Tashkent.
Lawyers are ready to help improve Belarusian legislation on Advocacy
On 16 July the presentation of the Commentary on the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Advocacy and advocatory activities” took place in Minsk. Belarusian lawyers, human rights defenders and civil society representatives took part in the presentation and the following discussion.
Bialiatski praises support of the international community and recalls the other political prisoners
Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski continues meetings with European politicians and human rights defenders after his release.
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus
On 27 June the delegates of the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus. Miklós Haraszti (right) remains in this post since September 2012.