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Belarusan human right fighters issue annual report

24.03.2014  |  Society   |  EuroBelarus Information Service,  
Belarusan human right fighters issue annual report photo from spring96.org

The Human Rights Center “Viasna” publishes a review of human rights situation in Belarus in 2013, in which the most obvious and typical violations are analyzed.

"In 2013, the situation with human rights in the country remained stably bad: the basic political and civil rights were extremely limited, rigid and authoritarian practices persisted, bringing an aggravation of systematic and systemic issues," writes Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", in the foreword to the publication. According to the HRC “Viasna”, the book "Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in 2013" compiled by Tatsiana Reviaka, member of the Human Rights Center Viasna's Council, describes “such problems as politically motivated persecution, the death penalty, use of torture, restrictions on freedom of expression, harassment of human rights defenders and the changes in the Electoral Code on the eve of this year’s local elections”.

The review was prepared on the basis of complaints received by "Viasna" from victims of human rights violations, the facts documented by human rights defenders, as well as those reported in the media.

English version of the book can be downloaded here. 

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