Exposing Crimes & Furthering Justice
Since May 2020, Belarusian journalists, lawyers, activists, and other human rights defenders have reported numerous human rights violations committed by law enforcement, documenting incidents of police brutality, torture, arbitrary detention, and violations of the right to fair trial. The government has since rewarded many direct perpetrators of the crackdowns and punished law enforcement officials who supported the protest. At the same time, the Belarusian legal system has become even more dependent on the executive, and many new laws and amendments further restrict freedom of speech, association, and assembly.
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restrictive laws adopted since the beginning of the crisis, at least -
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reported incidents of police brutality -
300
or more officials allegedly responsible for police abuse rewarded
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86
officials deprived of their ranks for supporting protesters -
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officials imprisoned for supporting protesters, at least -
14
former officials declared terrorists for supporting protesters
Latest
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Hockey world championships pulled from Belarus after backlash over human rights
Following pressure from Belarusian civil society, including athletes, journalists and activists, as well as sponsors and human rights organisations like FIDH and Viasna – its member in Belarus – denouncing state repression of the opposition, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHR) decided to withdraw the upcoming Ice Hockey World Championships from Minsk.
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The 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship has no Place in Belarus
René Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), visited Minsk yesterday to discuss with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship, scheduled to take place in Belarus and Latvia in May and June.
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Webinar: Belarus - Torture and impunity policies, the response of the UN Human Rights Council
The webinar was live on September 17, 2020.