Belarusian propagandist Igor Tur produced a TV show called ‘To be supplemented’ about the harsh sentence of human rights activist Olga Karach in Belarus of 12 years in prison and 170,000 euros in fines...
Belarus must stop prosecuting peace activists and human rights defenders! JOINT PRESS RELEASE 11th of July The Global Peacebuilders Network (GPN) condemns the 12-year prison sentence and a fine of 170,000 Euros imposed on...
MONITORING REPORT of International Centre for Civil Initiatives “Our House”. The International Center for Civil Initiatives “Our House” has prepared a report on the mass discrimination of Belarusians as an ethnic minority in Lithuania,...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE. Belarus must stop prosecuting peace activists and conscientious objectors! 9 July 2024 The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection, War Resisters’ International (WRI), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and Connection e.V. ...
On July 8, 2024 Brest Regional Court announced the verdict of human rights defender Olga Karach, head of the International Center for civil initiatives “Our House”. Olga Karach was sentenced to 12 years in...
UN Human Rights Council, 56th Session. by WRI and Connection e.V. (03.07.2024) This morning at the UN in Geneva it took place at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Interactive...
Dear colleagues and friends, we are pleased to invite you to participate and disseminate WEBINAR July 10th 2024 3:30-5:00 pm CEST OHCHR reporting on the right to conscientious objection to military service With the...
At risk of “being attacked and criminally prosecuted” José Alberto Catalão | 22 June 2024 Conscientious objectors to military service are being increasingly persecuted in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, members of movements opposed to...
On June 25, 2024, the trial of human rights defender Olga Karach in absentia will begin on charges of attempted “conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means”. Five “conspirators” will be tried in...
On June 25, 2024 the trial of Veronika Tsapkala, winner of the Charlemagne Prize and the Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament, Olga Karach, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Yauhen Vilski, acting chairman of the...