Mobilising for Justice in Belarus

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  OBS: Remaining human rights organisations in the country liquidated

  In Belarus, the remaining official human rights organisations have been liquidated this week in what marks the complete destruction of the country’s legally registered civil society.

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  Withdraw the Lawsuit to Liquidate the Belarusian Helsinki Committee: Joint Open Letter to Minister of Justice of Belarus

  Joint letter by International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Frontline Defenders, Amnesty International, Human Rights House Foundation, and Human Rights Watch calling the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus to withdraw the lawsuit to liquidate the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC).

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  • UN
  • freedom of assembly
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  The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says that she continues to be alarmed by “persistent allegations” of “widespread and systematic torture” of protesters in Belarus, deeply concerned over restrictions on civic space & fundamental freedoms.

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  FIDH and Viasna condemn new attacks on independent media threatening the liberty of expression in Belarus

  Yesterday, law enforcement officials organised a widescale crackdown on in-dependent media in Belarus. Offices of at least five media outlets were raided and a number of their employees were detained.

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  Harassment and obstacles to freedom of association of ’Zyvano’

  The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Belarus.