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Human rights defenders / Links / Belarus / 2020 / September

Belarus: All Eyes on Belarus - latest developments

​In answer to the unprecedented brutal crackdown on peaceful protests that followed the August 9, 2020 presidential election, the OMCT started documenting widespread and endemic cases of torture. The collection of evidence is carried out in Minsk and throughout the country, together with Belarus partners. It includes testimonies of torture provided by the victims, photos and videos of their wounds, and other testimonies of the viciously violent repression, arbitrary arrests, and other serious violations of human rights in the aftermath of the election. The OMCT assists its partners on the ground, monitors the situation closely and updates this page with verified information.
Please see below the latest OMCT activities as well as the important contributions from our partners in Belarus and beyond:


100 days of ongoing human rights crisis – Facts & Figures

Joint Statement 12 November -   
Belarus: ​Ice Hockey World Championship 2021 should not take place in Belarus
Statement 21 September -   Belarus: ​Stop reprisals against human rights activists
Statement 18 September -   Belarus: ​UN Human Rights Council must act to prevent torture
Statement 18 September -   Belarus: ​Arbitrary arrest of Ms. Maria Rabkova, Viasna Coordinator of Volunteer Services
Statement 26 August -   Belarus: ​Civil society organisations call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a Special Session to address human rights violations committed in the leadup, during and after the August 2020 Presidential elections in Belarus.
Joint letter 24 August -   Belarus: Letter by OMCT, FIDH, Belarusian Helsinki Committee and Viasna to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Statement 14 August -   Belarus:  Widespread torture  of protesters suggests crimes against humanity
Statement 13 August -   Belarus: Open Statement of Human Rights Organisations and Public Organisations of Ukraine Regarding the Detention of Ukrainian Citizens in Minsk
Statement 11 August -   Belarus: Halt violence against peaceful protesters and restore internet access


Survivor Stories from our partners on the ground:

Сведчаць пацярпелыя: "У аўтазаку на мяне сеў АМАПавец і крыкнуў: "Глядзіце, якое ў мяне добрае крэселка!" - From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
 "Вясна" працягвае збор і дакументаванне фактаў катаванняў у Беларусі - From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
"We were trampled in the police bus.” - From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
Пагроза згвалтавання і "калектыўная адказнасць". Сведчаць пацярпелыя -  From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
“Ты за Ціханоўскую?" — і білі ў плечы, у ногі. Сведчаць пацярпелыя -   From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
"Сведчаць пацярпелыя: "Пры затрыманні супрацоўнікі ДАІ зламалі мне руку” -   From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna
“So you are for Tsikhanouskaya?”-  From Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna

Other news

Press Release from United Nations Special Procedures -   UN human rights experts: Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances
Human Rights Situation in August - from Belarusian Human Rights NGO, Viasna

Recent media appearance (English, French only):  

  • Politico (EN) 
  • The Guardian (EN) 
  • Politico (EN) 
  • 24heures (FR)
  • RTS (FR)

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Date: September 1, 2020
Activity: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms
Type: Links
Country: Belarus
Subjects: Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances, Discrimination, Human Rights Defenders, Justice system, Police, Military and Paramilitary, Threats, intimidation and harassment, Torture and violence

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