BHC* requests to expand access to constitutional justice
25/11/2013 - 12:23

Currently, the draft law "On the constitutional proceedings" is preparing for the second reading in Parlament. Human rights activists appealed to parliamentarians request to increase citizens' access to constitutional justice.

Why.

There is the right of citizens and organizations to apply to the Constitutional Court. This right is related to the guarantees established in art. 3 , 37, 40 of the Constitution on the right to participate in government. However, it is not sufficiently implemented.

Vitsebsk Regional Court turns down the appeal of Ihar Pastnou against forced psychiatric treatment
16/09/2013 - 13:36

Source: HRC "Viasna"

The ruling of the judge of the Vitsebsk District Court Tatsiana Dzehtsiarova, who sanctioned the forced medical treatment of the psychiatrist Pastnou, was left standing by the Vitsebsk Regional Court. The appeal was considered closed to the public: journalists, human rights defenders and Pastnou's trustee Siarhei Ryzhou weren't admitted to it.

FIDH concerned about conviction of Andrei Haidukou
05/07/2013 - 12:34

Source: HRC "Viasna"

FIDH is concerned about the conviction of 23 year old youth activist, Andrey Haidukou, who was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on 1 July 2013 for the attempted “establishment of cooperation with the security services of a foreign state” (Article 14, part. 1 and 356.1 of the Belarusian Criminal Code).

Miklós Haraszti: systemic and systematic human rights violations in Belarus documented
03/05/2013 - 13:14

Source: humanrightshouse.org

In the Special Rapporteur's assessment, human rights remain systemically and systematically restricted, especially in the case of the freedoms of association, of assembly, and of expression and opinion, as well as the guarantees of due process and fair trial.

Detentions during Chernobyl Way memorial march
27/04/2013 - 16:31

Source: HRC "Viasna"

Environmental activists Iryna Sukhiy, Vasil Siniukhin, Kanstantsin Kirylenka and Volha Konovalova were detained at about 6 p.m. at the apartment of Iryna Sukhiy, leader of the “Eka-Dom” NGO. All of them were eventually released from Pershamaiski police department at about 9 p.m.

Human rights defender Viachaslau Dashkievich was detained at about 7.40 p.m. near Savetski district police department.

INVITATION – PRESS CONFERENCE
29/03/2013 - 12:07

Source: HRC "Viasna"

The Human Rights Center “Viasna” invite media representatives to attend a press conference to be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, in Viasna’s new office at 8-26 Miarzhynski Street.

During the press conference the analytical review “Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2012” will be presented by deputy chairman of HR “Viasna” Valiantsin Stefanovich.