Nobel Prize Winner Sviatlana Alexievich believes that the verdict to the Ukrainian pilot Nadzeya Savchenko, who is sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment, is mad.
24.03.2016 | 08:24
The Centre for European Transformation completed a study of how believers percept the Belarusian legislation in the field of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
18.03.2016 | 08:30
Belarus President appears to be ready to discuss the moratorium; however without any obligations. Minsk counts on further normalization of relations with EU without making significant concessions.
17.03.2016 | 11:20
Such opinion was voiced by Nikolai Samoseiko, the former judge, the chairman of the working group on death penalty of the House of Representatives.
12.03.2016 | 09:12
The campaign called “Agenda 50” is aimed at helping to realize the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in the regions.
07.03.2016 | 09:30
Two independent websites, Nasha Niva newspaper nn.by and Ezhednevnik ej.by received written warnings from the Ministry of Information.
04.03.2016 | 10:27
Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs and Legal Transformation Center (Lawtrend) prepared the annual Freedom of Associations and Legal Conditions for Non-Profit Organizations in Belarus review for 2015.
03.03.2016 | 10:36
Disputes or conflicts that MIA head calls an information war should be resolved in court; but we should remember that Belarusan courts can hardly be called independent, notes the human rights fighter.
03.03.2016 | 08:22
The existing Belarusian legislation doesn’t effectively protect women from work discrimination nor does it stipulate what constitutes sexual harassment at work.
26.02.2016 | 10:12
Fulfillment of the majority of EU wishes depends on technical decisions; however, there’s no political will for that in Belarus, the head of Lawtrend assumes.
22.02.2016 | 08:09
The European Union condemned another death sentence handed down on February 15 and one more time called on Belarusan authorities to introduce the moratorium on death penalty.
18.02.2016 | 08:20
While participation of people with disabilities in political life is an important indicator of accessibility and democracy of the country, it is still inaccessible for Belarus.
17.02.2016 | 10:29
The head of the Center for Legal Transformation “Lawtrend” received a response from the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus.
17.02.2016 | 07:12
“The dismal state of human rights in Belarus has not changed since the October 2015 presidential election”, says the statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
11.02.2016 | 11:16
Instead of resolving “painful” issues, the authorities are looking for those guilty in “wrong” quoting of the authorities, marks the Chair of the Belarusan Association of Journalists (BAJ).
10.02.2016 | 10:53
The letter also informed about the continuing administrative prosecution of freelance journalists contributing to foreign mass media without accreditation.
06.02.2016 | 09:35
Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and Zhanna Litvina, ex-chair of the Belarusian Association of Journalists have arrived on a working visit to Brussels on February 2.
05.02.2016 | 08:00
International community should know about the consolidated stance of Belarusan human rights defenders, emphasizes Volha Smalianka, the head of the Centre for Legal Transformation “Lawtrend”.
04.02.2016 | 09:07
Young people have difficulties in communication with persons with disabilities people because they lack experience and communication skills, mark the researchers.
03.02.2016 | 09:54
Belarus is toying with a Russian-style “anti-propaganda” bill, potentially limiting the free expression of LGBT people, writes Slava Bortnik.
01.02.2016 | 10:45
The Office and Lithuanian NGO “Perspectives of psychic health” launched a joint project “Deinstitutionalization as a possibility to promote human rights of persons with disabilities in Belarus”.
31.01.2016 | 08:02
He said Belarus would likely face economic tightening not only as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but also a Russian trade oil crisis that worsened this past winter.
In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.
It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.