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Kalesnikava, Znak and Salei are new political prisoners
We are convinced that the criminal prosecution of Maryia Kalesnikava, Maksim Znak and Illia Salei is politically motivated, as it is only aimed at affecting or stopping their legal activities. // 11.09.2020
UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers was informed on the situation with lawyers Maxim Znak and Ilya Salei
Belarusian Helsinki Committee considers that these actions have interfered with the professional activities of lawyers and undermined their independence for political reasons. // 10.09.2020
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