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New laws will severely deteriorate human rights situation in Belarus
On 21 April, the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus approved three new laws further restricting freedoms of expression, association and assembly in the country. The laws on ‘countering extremism’, ‘rehabilitation of Nazism’ and ‘mass events’ previously passed at both first and second readings in the House of Representatives of the national Assembly almost without any discussion.
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At least 422 detained during the Freedom Day protests
Lukashenka’s administration continues its crackdown on Belarusian civil society with new arbitrary detentions, as the protests regain momentum this spring. FIDH condemns in the strongest terms the violent dispersal of peaceful protesters on 25 and 27 March and urges the Belarus authorities to stop obstructing Belarus citizens’ exercise of their legitimate right of peaceful assembly.
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Civil society organisations call for the immediate operationalisation of UN Human Rights Council’s new mandate on Belarus
We, the 63 undersigned Belarusian and international human rights organisations, welcome the resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council mandating the High Commissioner to create a new robust monitoring and reporting mandate focused on accountability for human rights violations in Belarus that have taken place since 1 May 2020.
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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.
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Human Rights NGOs Call for an End to Torture and Arbitrary Arrests of Peaceful Protesters
On August 24, FIDH, The Human Rights Center “Viasna”, the Belarus Helsinki Committee (BHC) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) wrote an open letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture about the widespread torture and arbitrary arrest of peaceful protesters in Belarus (9 to 14 August 2020)