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October 22, 2024 Dispatches

Increased International Scrutiny over Belarus Crimes

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Asked to Open Probe

Belarusian riot police block participants at an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, shortly before parliamentary and local elections, and in the aftermath of the controversial presidential election results which were officially declared in favor of Alexander Lukashenko, November 15, 2020.
September 30, 2024 Commentary

OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 30 Sept 2024 Keynote speech

“All we can think about right now, is how to survive”

Hugh Williamson, far left, addresses the opening of the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, 30 September 2024.
September 25, 2024 Dispatches

Belarus Can’t Mask Its Ongoing Political Repression

International Accountability for Continued Rights Abuse is Needed

A collage of photos portrays some of the hundreds of political prisoners currently detained in Belarus, displayed during a demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, May 18, 2024.
July 3, 2024 Statement

Belarus: UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus a lifeline for civil society as authorities stamp out civic space (HRC56 oral statement)

Member states should implement her recommendations to protect Belarusians in exile and advance accountability for international crimes

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
May 27, 2024 News Release

Belarus: Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers

Harassment and Prosecutions; Total State Control Over Legal Profession

A man is shown behind bars in a courtroom
April 12, 2024 Dispatches

Belarus Calls LGBT Lives ‘Pornography’

“Depicting” LGBT Relationships May Be Punishable with a Prison Sentence

Belarusian LGBTQ activists with white-red-white flags participate in the Warsaw Equality Parade, June 25, 2022.
April 4, 2024 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Launches Probe to Investigate Abuses in Belarus

“Group of Experts” Will Work to Advance Accountability for Human Rights Violations

UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024.
March 20, 2024 Statement

Belarus: States at UN Rights body should ensure robust scrutiny of worsening situation (HRW oral statement at HRC55)

March 15, 2024 News Release

Belarus: Open letter to Ambassadors of Member States of the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC)

13 March 2024

Belarus HRC letter
March 13, 2024 Dispatches

To Really Help Migrants, Poland Should Stop Pushbacks at Belarus Border

Border Guard Aid No Substitute for Access to Asylum

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January 29, 2024 News Release

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Activist Bi-2 Group Faces Persecution for Anti-Kremlin Views

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January 11, 2024 News Release

Belarus: Crackdown Amid Growing Information Vacuum

Politically Motivated Repression; Attacks on Critics in Exile

Activists gather in support of  ‘Freedom to Political Prisoners of Belarus’ on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the Market Square in Krakow, Poland .
September 17, 2023 Dispatches

Continuing the Fight for Jailed Rights Defenders in Belarus

Members of Viasna Human Rights Center Remain Behind Bars

Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Viasna rights group, centre, sits in a defendants' cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus, January 5, 2023.
September 8, 2023 News Release

Belarus: Decree Puts Exiled Citizens at Risk

Bars Renewing Passports, Completing Other Transactions from Abroad

A Belarusian woman holds her passport outside the Belarusian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, August 9, 2020.
August 2, 2023 News Release

Tajikistan: Extradited Activist at Risk

Authorities Should Guarantee Safety for Nizomiddin Nasriddinov

Nizomiddin Nasriddinov.

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