Amnesty International, 1st October 2012 Activist and prisoner of conscience Zmitser Dashkevich is being threatened with rape and torture in a penal colony in Mazyr, south-west Belarus, where he was transferred after his sentence on 28 August for allegedly violating prison rules entered into force. On 26 September, the lawyer and the fiancée of Zmitser [...]
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Belarus: Amnesty International annual report 2012
Amnesty International Annual Report 2012: the state of the world’s human rights Published 24 May 2012 Restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly increased during the year. The government continued to carry out executions. Prisoners of conscience remained in detention and were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment. The right to a fair trial [...]
Belarus: Religious Freedoms U.S. Report
In May 2011 the United States Commission on International Religious Freedoms published its annual report (covering 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2011). The Commission placed Belarus on its Watch List. Here is the Commission’s summary of religious freedom in Belarus: “The government of Belarus continues to violate its citizens’ freedom of thought, conscience, and [...]
