Belarusian Helsinki Committee

Source: www.mediabistro.com

In Amnesty International's latest piece from TBWA Paris, we see wax figurines of various death penalties melting away with the help of some unseen heat source. Presumably, that heat is the effect of Amnesty's efforts, which to date have helped convince many nations to end their death penalty practices.

"139 countries have wiped out the death penalty. Only 58 are left to convince." - reads copy at the end of the spot.

Brussels, Minsk, Sofia, Belgrade, Almaty, Moscow, The Hague, Oslo, 17 June 2010.

The alternative report was prepared by Belarusian human rights NGOs for the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights with the aim to consider the implementation by the Republic of Belarus of its undertakings under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (further referred to as ICCPR). Its materials contain references to more detailed reports and publications1.

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus directed the case to a new consideration after the appeal of BHC.

On May, 15 2010 the police dispersed a peaceful action of LGBT-movement activists. This event had been prohibited by the authorities before by a formal reason and the activists were not given a possibility to carry out the parade at any other place.

The activists were brought to administrative responsibility (for violation of the order of organization and holding mass events) and were imposed fines.

Source: spring96.org

Representatives of the Belarusian NGOs held a number of events in Geneva on 12 May, 2010, connected with the report of the Belarusian authorities within the guidelines of the procedure of the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council.

BHC observer V. Odzinochenko presented at the process

On 12 May, 2010 legal investigation of the case of a member of religious organization “Jehovah's Witnesses” Dmitry Smyk, who had before been fined for 3 500 000 Belarusian roubles for military service evasion by reasons of religion, was continued. Due to the petition of deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus the sentence was abolished and a new consideration of the case was set.

On 6 May 2010 the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus passed a sentence on the criminal case of Mikalai Autuhovich, Uladzimir Asipenka, Mihail Kazlou and Aliaxandr Laryn.