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  • We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies

    Statement on the recognition as former political prisoners of people about whom there was no timely information, as well as the need for their rehabilitation. //
  • Belarusian human rights groups respond to Viasna extremist labeling

    The state justifies labeling organizations engaged in peaceful human rights work and defending public interests as extremists based on concocted national security and public order reasons when the actual motive is to suppress any dissent against the government’s actions. //
  • Human Rights in Belarus: Key Trends in Public Policy. January — June'23.

    This review highlights the substantive changes in Belarusian public policy in the field of human rights and reactions to it of the international community. //
  • Joint Statement from Belarus human rights defenders’ community on the death in prison of artist Aleś Puškin

    The right to life is a right that should not be interpreted narrowly. It concerns the entitlement of individuals to be free from acts and omissions that are intended or may be expected to cause their unnatural or premature death, as well as to enjoy a life with dignity. //
  • We made a statement at an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus during the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council

    We stressed that the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus is an important mechanism for assessing the overall human rights situation, responding to systemic human rights violations and maintaining international attention on the country, and called on the Human Rights Council to extend the mandate for another year. //
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