RHRPA “Belarusian Helsinki Committee”

Appeal to business by Belarusian human rights organisations in connection with the human rights crisis in Belarus

Human rights organizations name three new political prisoners
We consider the persecution and imprisonment of Siarhei Skok, Volha Klimkova, and Maksim Siarheyenka to be politically motivated, as they are related to the peaceful exercise of freedom expression. The convicts are therefore political prisoners, in accordance with paragraph 3.1 (a) of the Guidelines on the Definition of Political Prisoners. // 5/05/2021 - 21:07
6 new names on list of political prisoners
We assess the persecution of Mikhail Firaha, Viachaslau Papou, Vital Shytsikau, Valiantsin Kolb, Vadzim Chapialevich, and Ihar Harchaniuk as politically motivated, as it is related solely to their exercise of freedom of peaceful assembly and expression and recognize them as political prisoners. // 5/05/2021 - 20:56
HRDs demand retrials and release of 3 more political prisoners
We, representatives of the Belarusian human rights community, consider the persecution of Kiryl Kazei, Yury Siarhei and Aliaksei Paviadaila as politically motivated. The convicts are therefore political prisoners. // 21/04/2021 - 15:48