British human rights activists: human rights are still violated in Belarus
Belarusian state authorities continue violating human rights. The web-site of the British branch of the non-governmental organization "Amnesty International" reminds about this in connection with the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, reports BelaPAN.
Human rights in Belarus are consantly violated by the state. There is no freedom of word and no right for peaceful protest. Human rights activists are oppressed, said the director of the British branch of the "Amnesty International" Keith Allen. Allen added that Belarus was the only country in Europe which still had the death penalty. Human rights activists call the country "The Last Executioner in Europe".
British human rights activists think that Belarusian courts keep the repressive features of the Soviet system of criminal justice, while judges do not use their authorizations to take fair decisions with regard to legality of arrests.
Apart from that, to the opinion of the human rights activists, the state still controls the majority of mass media in Belarus.
The authors remind about the "Amnesty International"'s appeal for operative, fair and effective investigation of the recent death of Aleh Biabenin, the founder of the Belarusian news web-portal "Charter'97".
Human rights in Belarus are consantly violated by the state. There is no freedom of word and no right for peaceful protest. Human rights activists are oppressed, said the director of the British branch of the "Amnesty International" Keith Allen. Allen added that Belarus was the only country in Europe which still had the death penalty. Human rights activists call the country "The Last Executioner in Europe".
British human rights activists think that Belarusian courts keep the repressive features of the Soviet system of criminal justice, while judges do not use their authorizations to take fair decisions with regard to legality of arrests.
Apart from that, to the opinion of the human rights activists, the state still controls the majority of mass media in Belarus.
The authors remind about the "Amnesty International"'s appeal for operative, fair and effective investigation of the recent death of Aleh Biabenin, the founder of the Belarusian news web-portal "Charter'97".
