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Aliaksandr Jarashuk: Authoritative system is rapidly transforming into totalitarian

State trade unions acquire special role in forming totalitarian system. 18.11.2013 | 08:50

Human rights fighter sentenced to 5 days in prison

This decision was made by a judge of Maskouski district court on November, 14. 17.11.2013 | 09:35

Human rights violations in Belarus were discussed at UN side-event

On October 30, 2013 the UN General Assembly held in New York City became the platform where human rights violations in Belarus were discussed. 05.11.2013 | 08:02

Belarus and UN: Ongoing confrontation

Belarus is not going to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council and is hardly ready to open UN OHCHR office in Belarus. 31.10.2013 | 09:42

Results of the Third Belarusian Human Rights Forum

Valiantsin Stefanovich sums up the results of the Forum, Aleh Hulak presents the results of the survey and an appeal urging Minsk to have full-scale participation in EaP is adopted. 29.10.2013 | 11:29

The way death penalty is carried out in Belarus equals inhuman treatment, Haraszti says

UN Special Rapporteur calls to stop executions in Belarus after the recent death sentences. 21.10.2013 | 12:04

Paval Sieviaryniets is released; the journalists who were to meet him were detained

On October 19 the leader of Belarusian Christian Democracy was released. At the Minsk railway station where he arrived a number of journalists were arrested. 20.10.2013 | 10:40

Europe has once again called for abolition of death penalty in Belarus

Joint Declaration was published on the occasion of the World Day against Death Penalty; and the day before UN Special Rapporteur has urged Belarus to immediately introduce a moratorium on executions. 11.10.2013 | 08:13

Press-conference on the World Day against the Death Penalty is to be held in Minsk

Today, on October 10, journalists are invited to the press-conference dedicated to the problem of death penalty. 10.10.2013 | 07:36

Lohvinau Publisher House is willing to fight for its licence in court

Ihar Lohvinau is going to submit an appeal to the Belarusan Minister of Information asking to review the court decision, after his album Belarus Press Photo 2011 was considered to be extremist. 09.10.2013 | 08:24

Human rights in Belarus were "dimensioned” in Warsaw

Simultaneously with the annual meeting of OSCE Human Dimension Meeting on October 3 in Warsaw a side event called “Observance of human rights in Belarus: current situation” took place. 08.10.2013 | 09:06

Belarusan human rights fighter receives Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

The 2013 laureate of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is Ales Bialiatski, which is highly symbolic for him. 04.10.2013 | 09:46

Belarus joins Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

Recently the head of Belarus' mission to the Council of Europe reported about the accession to Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. 21.09.2013 | 09:40

Iryna Dzeshavitsyna: Belarus is now able to make those guilty of torture criminally liable

Belarusan state is going to introduce he notion of torture to the national legislation, which will considerably enhance the possibility of call to account those who are indicted of torture. 20.09.2013 | 09:11

UN Special Rapporteurs are informed about the detentions near Minsk detention facility

Centre for Legal Transformation Lawtrend submitted the information about the arbitrary detention near the detention facility No.1 on Volodarskogo street in Minsk. 20.09.2013 | 08:30

Elena Tonkacheva: Openness of state structures in Belarus suggests no optimism

The problem of access to information owned by state structures is topical for Belarus. 19.09.2013 | 09:40

Elena Tonkacheva: For publication of secretive court records punishment should be awarded

Those editors who publish case or court materials should feel the attention of the society towards such actions. 04.09.2013 | 09:20

Lawtrend appeals to Attorney General's Office after publication in pro-government paper

Legal Transformation Centre “Lawtrend” addressed its appeal to the Attorney General's Office in relation with the published materials of Andrei Haidukau’s criminal case in SB. Belarus Today newspaper. 26.08.2013 | 08:41

Opinion: on punishing citizen journalism in Belarus

Recently Ruslan Mirzoeu, an ordinary worker from Minsk was arrested for making a short provocative movie, ridiculing the life of socially deprived people. 24.08.2013 | 11:12

Mikhail Matskevich: The practice of closed administrative cases has a long history

Belarusan judges got used to trying administrative cases privately, in their own cabinets. 21.08.2013 | 11:30

HRC “Viasna” writes open appeal to the Belarusan KGB Office

Belarusan human rights fighters urge to provide Belarusans with information about the grounds for Uladzislau Lazar’s arrest. Before that Belarusan Christian Democracy has similar appeal. 20.08.2013 | 08:36

Draft law on alternative service gets positive signals from the Parliament

The suggestion to hold public discussion of the draft law “On alternative service” was heard by the deputies of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus. 19.08.2013 | 10:52

Two people were sentenced and fined for insulting police officers in Belarus

A theatre playwright and a former worker from the Minsk Automobile Plant were found guilty of using offensive language online in Belarus. 18.08.2013 | 09:37

Darya Katkouskaja: Belarus is far behind Europe in the issues of Internet freedom

Second publication of the quarterly electronic review of significant developments in the field of Internet freedom, protection of personal data and access to information in Belarus is issued. 16.08.2013 | 09:40