У межах Міжнароднага дня салідарнасці з грамадзянскай супольнасцю Беларусі ў сталіцы Літвы адбылася акцыя ў падтрымку беларускіх палітвязняў. Мерапрыемства прайшло днём на Ратушнай плошчы і скончылася шэсцем дзеючых і пачынаючых беларускіх праваабаронцаў да Беларускага дому правоў чалавека імя Б. Звозскага.
В рамках Международного дня солидарности с гражданским обществом Беларуси в Вильнюсе прошла акция в знак поддержки белорусских политзаключенных. Мероприятие прошло днем на Ратушной площади и закончилось шествием действующих и начинающих белорусских правозащитников к Белорусскому дому прав человека имени Б. Звозского.
On August 4th Freedom House will celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society and Human Rights Movement in Belarus. On this day, events commemorating the work of imprisoned human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and other Belarusian human rights defenders will take place in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, UK, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland and other countries.
Thousands of people around the world joined the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus civil society. Human rights defenders, civil activists, politicians, artists and ordinary citizens from 15 countries of the world took part in actions of solidarity on 4 August.
Yesterday, 400 youth from across the globe showed their support to civil society in Belarus, as they take part in an international youth environmental camp in Lofoten, Norway. The youth made a video, saying the sentence “solidarity is stronger than repression’, in several languages.
Index joins the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society of Belarus to be held on 4 August, on the second anniversary of the arrest of a well-known Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski.
Mike Harris, Head of Advocacy at Index, said:
02.08.2013 On initiative of Marek Migalski, Polish member of European Parliament, and Swiss-German human rights watchdog Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights, 15 international members of parliament issued the statement below on the human rights situation in Belarus:
„The latest reports and statements of Belarusian human rights defenders demonstrate that the human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate.
GENEVA (2 August 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Republic of Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, urged the Belarusian Government to “immediately and unconditionally” release and rehabilitate human rights defender Ales Bialiatski. “Mr Bialiatski’s detention is a symbol of the repression against human rights defenders,” he said.
On initiative of Marek Migalski, Polish member of European Parliament, and Swiss-German human rights watchdog Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights, 15 international members of parliament issued the statement below on the human rights situation in Belarus.
Joint Statement of 15 international MPs on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society and Human Rights Movement in Belarus on 4th August 2013:
Чалавек можа ўсё. Межаў яго сіле няма, калі наперадзе агонь надзеі.
Гэта вельмі добра ведаюць гуманісты, фанатыкі і закаханыя.
A human being is capable of anything.
There are no limits to his force, if led by the light of hope. This is very well-known to humanists, fanatics and lovers.
Uladzimir Karatkevich, Belarusian writer
Еще за несколько дней до 4 августа в Москве на улицах города люди начали фотографироваться с эпиграфами. Среди прочих была группа голландских студентов, которые проявилис сво солидарность с беларусами.
Чалавек можа ўсё. Межаў яго сіле няма, калі наперадзе агонь надзеі.
Гэта вельмі добра ведаюць гуманісты, фанатыкі і закаханыя.
A human being is capable of anything.
There are no limits to his force, if led by the light of hope. This is very well-known to humanists, fanatics and lovers.
Uladzimir Karatkevich, Belarusian writer
