Belarusian government appeals individual communications of Belarusian citizens at UN

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 16:26

The Belarusian authorities disagree with the registration of 56 individual communications of Belarusian citizens at the UN Human Rights Committee.

As stated to BelaPAN by human rights defender Raman Kisliak, the Belarusian government states that the individual communications were registered in violation of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In particular, they stated that according to it the Committee’s procedures, methods of work and precedent law mustn’t be taken into consideration during the registration of communications, that’s why they are going to consider the decisions adopted on these communications as invalid.

According to Raman Kisliak, the UN Human Rights Committee was established for supervision over the implementation of ICCPR and the Optional Protocol by the member states, whereas now Belarus demands that the Committee refused from all its previous work and replaced its explanation of ICCPR with an interpretation given by one of the states.

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4th August in the world. Results of the action

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/05/2013 - 18:39

Thousands of people around the world joined the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus civil society. Human rights defenders, civil activists, politicians, artists and ordinary citizens from 15 countries of the world took part in actions of solidarity on 4 August.

International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus to be held on 4 August

Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/27/2013 - 11:21

NGOs from different countries of the world announced the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus. It will be held on 4 August, on the second anniversary of the arrest of a well-known Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.
The action is created as a demonstration of solidarity with civil society of Belarus and of moral support to human rights defenders and activists, who continue their work in the country, dubbed “Europe’s last dictatorship.”

International Observation Mission in Belarus will appoint the Representative on Human Rights Defenders

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/15/2013 - 12:32

The International Observation Mission of the Committee on International Control over the Human Rights Situation in Belarus has announced the opening of the contest for the post of the Representative on Human Rights Defenders.