INACTIVITY IS NOT AN OPTION

We act if people are persecuted for advancing their opinions, founding a NGO or demonstrating peacefully.

Current Action

Prisoner of conscience in Belarus: Ivan Mikhailau sentenced to 3 months of arrest

On 1 February 2010 a court sentenced Ivan Mikhailau to 3 months of arrest. He was found guilty of „draft evasion“. Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights considers Ivan Mikhailau as a prisoner of conscience, who is detained solely because he has been denied his right to perform an alternative civilian service, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. More »

Background Informations

Appeal to respect freedom of association in Belarus: Register Belarusian Christian-Democratic Party

The NGOs Libereco, People in Need, European Exchange, Human Rights in Belarus, Young European Movement Berlin-Brandenburg and Belarusian Human Rights House have published a joint appeal to the Belarusian Government. More »

Tatsiana Shaputzka expelled from university

Tatsiana Shaputska, press-secretary of the „Young Front“(Malady Front), was being expelled from her studies at the Belarusian State University on 3 December 2009 – obviously because of her political exertion. More »

Launch of Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights

Imagine that you live in a dictatorship and that all you want is freedom. Therefore, you take part in a peaceful demonstration. Of course, since the regime prohibits all protest you are beaten and arrested. More »

Topics in Focus

Freedom for Ivan Mikhailau – Stop persecution of conscientious objectors in Belarus

12 NGOs from 7 countries published an open letter to Belarusian President Lukashenko and urge him to release Ivan Mikhailau and to adopt a law, which enables an alternative civilian service in Belarus immediately. More »

Ivan Mikhailov demands to do alternative civilian service

On 29 January 2010 the 21-year-old Ivan Mikhailov is due to go on trial on charges of refusing compulsory military service. He was arrested on 15 December 2009 after his demands to do alternative civilian service were rejected. More »

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Underground NGOs

No freedom of association: Dozens of NGOs in Belarus have been banned or are unregistered. Please send an email of protest to the Belarusian Minister of Justice to urge a stop of the repressions of cilvil society. More »

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