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Belarus is putting itself aside of the international community
In a joint report, the Belarusian Human Rights House and the Human Rights House Foundation underline the lack of willingness by the Belarusian authorities to fully cooperate with the United Nations human rights system. The report also stresses the consequences.
Liubou Kavaliova looks for her son’s notes that disappeared after execution
For over a month, Liubou Kavaliova (right), the mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou who was executed for terrorism, has been waiting for a reply from the KGB detention facility in regard to her request about her son’s missing notes. She filed a complaint to the chairman of the KGB Vadzim Zaytsau.
Violent reactions against peaceful diversity and LGBT demonstrations
Peaceful demonstrations celebrating the 10th anniversary of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, and the International Day against Homophobia were met with violence and retaliation.
Human rights defenders conference on Belarus
Public conference on the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus. Simultaneous Russian/English interpretation will be provided.
Former political prisoner Parfiankou sentenced to six months in prison
On 29 May 2012 former Belarusian political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou was found guilty of violating the terms of preventive supervision, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.
Belarusian activist brutally beaten up for national flag
On 19 May activist Andrei Mouchan (right) was severely beaten in Minsk for being out on the street with a white-red-white flag – the Belarusian national symbol regarded as a token of the opposition by the Lukashenka regime.
His appeal dismissed, Belarusian activist resumes hunger strike (updated)
On 18 May the court dismissed a cassational appeal of Siarhei Kavalenka, the activist of the Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian Popular Front, who resumed hunger strike on 8 May protesting against his sentence. His wife and cousin had been detained before the trial.
Relatives of the executed demand amendments to Belarusian Penal Code
Liubou and Tatsiana Kavaliova, mother and sister of Uladzislau Kavaliou, who was executed in March 2012, addressed the President of Belarus Aliaksandr Lukashenka and other officials with a question about the articles in the Belarusian legislation, under which the body of an executed death convict is not returned to his family.
Uzbekistan and Belarus among most censored countries in the world
These two post-soviet states are on the new Committee‘s to Protect Journalists (CPJ) list of ten countries in the world where free media is most heavily censored. Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are the runners-up.