Belarus-Russia sues to disband oldest human rights group: HRW report – JURIST – News
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Belarus will hold a hearing on the action of the Ministry of Justice of Belarus to dissolve the Belarus Helsinki Committee. According to Human Rights Watch. On August 27, in a lawsuit, the country claims Belarus-Helsinki Helsinki Committee provided incorrect financial information to the Ministry. The Committee is one of the oldest independent human rights organizations in the country. This will not happen until months after the Belarussian authorities took steps to close more than 200 other independent groups.
Rachel Denber, Vice President, Human Rights Watch and Central Asia said:
The Belarus Helsinki Committee has a long history of defending many human rights in the country and has worked honestly to protect the rights of all Belarusians. . . the lawsuit is a blatant retaliation for the group’s work and is another part of the work to destroy the Belarusian human rights movement.
Denber called on international actors to join the HRW efforts, defend Belarusian civil society and provide a strong response to this question.
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, recognized In a statement issued on 24 September, the lawsuit was in line with the behavior of the Belarussian authorities, which “strongly suggests that restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly, including human rights, are primarily aimed at suppressing criticism of government policies and disagreements, protection. “