The International Center for Civil Initiatives “Our House” has prepared a report on the mass discrimination of Belarusians as an ethnic minority in Lithuania, including pressure on human rights defenders and activists, attempts to...
On October 11, 2024, the International Center for Civil Initiatives “Our House,” a Belarusian civil society organization, officially became a partner of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a Nobel Peace Prize-winning...
Olga Karach, human rights activist and head of the International Center for Belarusian Civil Initiatives “Our House” (Mūsų Namai/Nash Dom), has been honored with the prestigious Ludwig Baumann Prize, awarded for outstanding contributions to...
Dear Ambassadors, Ahead of this year’s annual open debate on women, peace and security (WPS), and one year before the 25th anniversary of Resolution 1325 (2000), we write to you as civil society organizations...
On Friday, September 20, the Vilnius Regional Court found Vilnius resident and Lithuanian lawyer Mantas Danielius guilty of espionage for the KGB, targeting the Belarusian human rights organization “Our House” in exile in Lithuania....
Reminds the organisation EBCO with its press release on the International Day of Peace 2024. Brussels, 21 September 2024 Today is the International Day of Peace, established since 1981 by the United Nations General...
On September 19, 2024, Amnesty International Greece will host a webinar dedicated to conscientious objectors from various countries, including Belarus. The event, aligned with International Peace Day, will bring together experts and activists from...
On September 13, 1964, Martin Luther King, one of the greatest civil rights leaders, visited post-war Berlin, which was already divided by the Berlin Wall. That day, he delivered a sermon in the packed...
The Belarusian embassy will be picketed in the capital of Germany with the demand to ensure the right of Belarusian men not to join the army. Refusing military service is not a crime but...
Following advice from the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, specifically the DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR MIGRATION AND HOME AFFAIRS, Olga Karach, as a representative of the International Center for Civil Initiatives “Our House”, has submitted an official letter to the Lithuanian National...