Human rights activist Pavel Levinau participated in the hearing on Skype. His complaint against the ban of a one-minute rally was considered.
01/03/2014 - 12:33

At the end of 2013 BHC* chairman in Vitebsk Pavel Levinau sent to the district to the Pershamaiski district administration an application concerning his intention to celebrate the 10th of December, Human Rights Day, and hold a mass event in the form of a one-minute rally.

Analytical review of the human rights situation in Belarus. July-December 2013
29/01/2014 - 11:20

This analytical report is the result of cooperation between the Belarusian human rights organizations: Belarusian Helsinki Committee (RHRPA “BHC”, The Belarusian Association of Journalists (PA “BAJ”), The Assembly Of Pro-Democratic NGOs of Belarus, Legal Transformation Center, Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Committee “Salidarnasc”.

The main objective of this review is to define the medium-term tendencies in the field of human rights, social, political and economic situation in Belarus.

What the Belarusians think about human rights. Analytical note to the opinion poll "Human rights in Belarus"
22/01/2014 - 11:02

The Belarusians consider the level of human rights protection in their country to be higher than in Western Europe, the USA or Russia. Interestingly, according to the respondents, the most maddening situation in this field develops in neighboring Russia. Only one of four respondents expressed the opinion that human rights are not violated or almost not violated in Russia.
People are especially defenseless in a conflict with the state, 61% of poll respondents think so.

New Report on Equality in Belarus Published by ERT
27/11/2013 - 23:00

 Source: equalrightstrust.org

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.