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To: Friday, 20. September 2013 Where: Вільня Host: Беларускі ДПЧ імя Барыса Звозкава

More than twenty Homel civil and political activists put their signatures in support of the Human Rights House (HRH), which is located in the Russian sister city of Homel – Voronezh. The appeal was addressed to Alexey Gordeev, who is the governor of the Voronezh Region. The appeal contained a request not to deprive the Center for Human Rights, the premises, where it was located.

Aliaksei Shchadrou (right), a Belarusian, who organized a shelter for the homeless, is facing charges under Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code – activities on behalf of an unregistered organization. Aliaksei is facing up to two years in prison.

The human rights situation in Belarus “is still difficult and remains of a great concern.” This is stated in the report, which was prepared by Justas Paleckis, the rapporteur of the European Parliament (EP) Delegation for relations with Belarus , for the Council of the EU, the European Commission and the External Action Service.

On 31 July, the new name of the Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius was approved. Now the official name is the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House. The name has been changed in honour of the prominent human rights defender, co-founder and the first president of the Belarusian Human Rights House, who has passed away in 2012 after a serious and long illness.

On 4-5 August, at the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus , several actions, dedicated to the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski, well-known Belarusian human rights defender, took place in Vilnius. The activists organized series of information campaigns and actions in the city center and a picket near the Belarusian Embassy in Lithuania.

Once again, we call upon the authorities of the Republic of Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release Ales Bialiatski. He is in detention since 4 August 2011. Since, every independent United Nations body called for his release.

As part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus on 4-5 of August, 2013. Vilnius will host a series of events, dedicated to the anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski, the prominent Belarusian human rights defender. Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment for the activities in the field o protection of human rights in Belarus.

On 19-21 July the Regional Seminar was held for the Belarusian graduates of the “Electronic Human Rights Education for Lawyers” project in Vilnius, where the graduates of the distance learning course received their diplomas and certificates, and were able to imply their knowledge during the moot court.