About Committee

On December 27, 2010 the decision to establish the Committee on International Control over the Human Rights Situation in Belarus was taken by the non-governmental organizations’ coalition of OSCE region.

It was triggered by continuing information on flagrant and systematic human rights violations after Presidential elections in Belarus; inter alia – freedom from torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, right to fair trial, freedom of assembly and association, freedom of speech.

At the moment Committee consists of around 30 international organizations, among them: International Civil Initiative for OSCE, Moscow Helsinki Group (Russia), International Network for Freedom, Legality and Rights in Europe (FLARE), International Youth Human Rights Movement (YHRM).

The fundamental decision of the Committee is that the belarusian organizations would not participate in the work of the Committee. According to the Moscow Helsinki Group expert Andrey Yurov, mentioned reflects the intention to keep neutrality of the mission in relation to the current political situation in Belarus.

Committee will be engaged in monitoring and control over the observation of fundamental human rights, conditions of human rights defenders and human rights organizations in the country. The observation will be focused on actions of state  authorities in case of human rights violations as well as on possible activities of any radical society groups, being able to put under threat its observance.

The Committee will also make recommendations for the national authorities and supranational authorities on normalization situation in the country and bringing it to conformity with the national legislation and international obligations undertaken by the Belarus government.

The Mission will not provide evaluation of the  the Presidential elections’ results and electoral process.

For the work on the territory of the Republic of Belarus the Committee formed long-term International Observation Mission, composed of representatives of the human rights organizations from the OSCE area, members of international organizations and independent experts.

Emphasizing its political neutrality and wishing to form a complete picture of the situation, Committee calls on both governmental authorities and non-governmental organizations, including civil and human rights organizations towards open and fruitful cooperation.

For additional information you can address to the Secretariat of the Committee on [email protected]

News of Belarus

Human rights defender Tatsiana Reviaka questioned by KGB

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 21:33

Mrs. Tatsiana Reviaka, member of the Human Rights Center Viasna’s Council, has been summoned for “conversation” to the KGB central office, after she received an official writ, saying that she should be questioned “as a person being aware of circumstances that have significance for maintaining the national security of the Republic of Belarus.”

Tatsiana Reviaka visited the KGB office, accompanied by her lawyer.

Ales Bialiatski: “I am a persistent violator!”

Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/12/2012 - 13:33

Back in the middle of June the imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski wrote in his letter to Valiantsin Stefanovich: “It seems to me that the reprimands I have received are not the last ones”. The new information from Babruisk, where Ales is currently kept, confirms these words. Thus, in his letter to Valiantsin Stefanovich of 5 August he writes about more reprimands, issued to him by the administration of penal colony #2.

Ukrainian civic activists express their disquiet about the visit of President of Belarus to Kyiv

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 18:01

Open appeal to the heads of states, diplomats and representatives of the international organizations:

Ukrainian human rights defenders, civic activists and concerned citizens express their disquiet about the planned visit of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to Kyiv on July 1st 2012.