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Statement on the situation with Maria Kalesnikava in the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
The Working Group requests the States to investigate cases and notify the Working Group of the results. We hope that the submitted statement will allow us to quickly get to know what happened to Maria Kalesnikava and stop the practice of enforced disappearances of opponents of the current government. // 09.09.2020
The Investigative Committee’s response to the appeal on mass torture in Belarus
The response is as follows: Since your communication contains no information about specific crimes and other circumstances, there are no grounds for the Investigative Committee for conducting an audit specifically on this appeal and making decisions as prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Belarus. // 06.09.2020
Request to the Supreme Court and Prosecutor General's Office on cancellation / appeal against judgements regarding persons detained on 9-12 August
These appeals were submitted in connection to the violations in the administration of justice. // 30.08.2020
HRDs request UN intervention in Belarus torture reports
ver 6,000 individuals were arrested, held in incommunicado detention for up to 10 days, with at least 450 of them beaten, humiliated and tortured by law enforcement personnel. The torture and ill-treatment appear widespread and endemic, and the law enforcement system had been prepared and trained for such brutal crackdown against the people. // 24.08.2020