Violence and Pushbacks at Poland-Belarus Border
Halt Summary Returns, Ensure Accountability For Abuse
Belarusian authorities continue their “purge” of independent voices prosecuting and harassing human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, opposition politicians, protesters, and activists. Hundreds remain behind bars on politically motivated charges and face ill-treatment in detention. No rights organization is able to operate legally in Belarus.
Belarusian authorities have prosecuted critics of Russia’s war in Ukraine and brutally dispersed anti-war protests, while allowing Russian forces to use Belarus territory to support their invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
Belarus remains the only country in Europe and Central Asia to use the death penalty and expanded the crimes to which it can be imposed in 2022.
April 12, 2024
Halt Summary Returns, Ensure Accountability For Abuse
Belarus’ and Poland’s Shared Responsibility for Border Abuses
Stop Prosecutions, Guarantee Freedom of Press
OSCE, UN Human Rights Council Inquiries Needed
Border Guard Aid No Substitute for Access to Asylum
Activist Bi-2 Group Faces Persecution for Anti-Kremlin Views
Politically Motivated Repression; Attacks on Critics in Exile
Members of Viasna Human Rights Center Remain Behind Bars
Bars Renewing Passports, Completing Other Transactions from Abroad
Authorities Should Guarantee Safety for Nizomiddin Nasriddinov
Lawyer and Journalist Charged with “Extremism” for Passing on Publicly Available Information
HRW oral statement - ID with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus - HRC53