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Torture in stress positions, beatings, unsanitary conditions: what Belarusian women face in prisons
The Human Rights Center Viasna has submitted information to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, providing details on instances of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment,…
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The BYSOL Evacuation Department wins the “Human Rights Initiative of the Year” award
The BYSOL Foundation's Evacuation Department was announced the winner of the “Human Rights Initiative of the Year” award. It has helped hundreds of people fleeing political persecution.
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From dictatorship to democracy: What is the strategy of transition to New Belarus?
Only the fall of the regime will give Belarusians a chance to establish democracy and protect human rights. The democratic forces have developed a strategy for transition to the New…
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Passports, political prisoners and Interpol: What People’s Embassies do
The People’s Embassies serve as alternative representational offices for the Belarusian community abroad. While the official embassies of Belarus neglect their duties, the People’s Embassies not only defend the interests…
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Five reasons why concept of human rights still works
Activists from the Human Rights Center Viasna shed light on why, in their perspective, the concept of human rights endures, what gives them strength and motivation to defend human rights,…
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Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk: Winner of the Human Rights Solidarity Award
The laureates of the 2023 Human Rights Society of Belarus Award have been announced. The award ceremony, marking International Human Rights Day, took place in Vilnius on December 10, 2023.
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Belarusians expelled from Ukraine due to invalid passports
Belarusian refugees living in Ukraine are increasingly facing problems in obtaining permits for legal stay in the country.
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Videos
Nina Bahinskaya, an icon of the Belarusian protest movement
Nina Bahinskaya is a prominent figure in the Belarusian pro-democracy movement. In this short film, she speaks about her principles, motivation, background and the future of Belarus.
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Minsk Forum 2023: Raising the Belarusian voice in Europe
The fourth chapter of this year’s Minsk Forum gathered numerous NGO members, representatives of Belarusian civil society and European policymakers.
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Global Red Cross suspends Belarus chapter after its chief boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children
The International Red Cross on Friday suspended the Belarusian chapter after its chief stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus.