Belarus: Imminent verdict in the trial against Viasna’s leaders

Paris-Geneva, March 2, 2023 – Tomorrow, the Leninsky District Court in Minsk is expected to hand down its verdict in the case of Viasna leaders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich. On the eve of the verdict, the signatory organisations reiterate their calls to release the human rights defenders and drop all charges against them.

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  • Co-signatories

    ACAT Suisse
    Amnesty International
    ARTICLE 19
    The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House
    Campax
    Civil Rights Defenders
    European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE)
    FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
    Freedom House
    Front Line Defenders
    Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
    Human Rights House Foundation
    Human Rights Watch
    The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
    Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights
    Netherlands Helsinki Committee
    Norwegian Helsinki Committee
    Östgruppen - Swedish initiative for Democracies and human rights
    Right Livelihood
    World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
    People in Need

  • Member organisations - Belarus
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