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BHC and Extremist Content: Safety Guidelines
Our website and Facebook page have been officially labeled as extremist content. If you're in Belarus or planning to travel there, be sure to follow our safety recommendations to protect yourself and minimize risks! // 20.09.2025
Human Rights in Belarus: Key Trends in Public Policy: May — August'25
In brief: control over various aspects of private life and self-expression is tightening. // 15.09.2025
Statement on the death of political prisoner Andrei Padniabenny behind bars
We continue to emphasize that every death of a political prisoner behind bars is the result of a systemic State policy of inhumane treatment of people based on political motives. // 11.09.2025
Torture and discrimination of women in Belarus: The Legal Initiative appealed to CEDAW with a demand to launch an investigation
It is not a question of individual incidents, but a whole system where gender-based violence and abuse have become the norm, especially against female political prisoners. // 20.08.2025