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United States Mission to the OSCE Statement on Politically-Motivated Prosecution in Belarus

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 07:53

United States Mission to the OSCE
Statement on Politically-Motivated
Prosecution in Belarus
As delivered by Ambassador Ian Kelly
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
November 10, 2011
PC.DEL/1057/11
10 November 2011
Original: ENGLISH 

The United States notes its continued deep concern over the human rights situation in Belarus.

A brief review of the second day of the hearing of the case of Ales Bialiatski

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 21:00

On November 3, 2011 in Minsk the trial of Ales Bialiatski, the head of the human rights center Viasna and vice-president of the International Federation of Human Rights continued. The International observation mission of the Committee on international control over the situation with Human Rights in Belarus followed the progress of the trial. A survey of the first day can be found here. Today's hearing was largely devoted to the examination of witnesses.