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Coronavirus in Belarus: Impact on Human Rights. January-April 2021

In this report, we want to summarize and record the practice that has developed in Belarus during juanuary — april 2021.

Statement on the politically motivated detention of human rights defender Nasta Lojka

Statement of Belarusian human rights organization Human Constanta. Digital Freedoms Lab

Right to Internet

If the Internet is such an important catalyst for the implementation of human rights, should access to the Internet be a right in its own name?

COVID-19 vaccination in Belarus for foreign citizens

In Belarus, COVID-19 vaccination can be done not only for foreigners living in the country, but also wishing to come from abroad. How to do this - we describe in our memo. Migrants and refugees

Human Constanta’s position on the migration crisis in Lithuania

On 13 July 2021 during an emergency session of Lithuania’s parliament, it has passed a resolution, which proposes to qualify undocumented migrants crossing the Belarusian-Lithuanian border as participants of a hybrid attack of Belarus against Lithuania. The document does not define the term “hybrid attack” and does not qualify such notion from the international law viewpoint.

Gender in Professional Sports: Is there Fair Play beyond the Gender Binary?

This celebration of Non-Binary People's Visibility Week in 2021 is happening amid major sporting events, capturing the attention of spectators across the globe. However, gender diverse people continue to face challenges accessing professional and amateur sports.

Review of the fight against “extremism” in Belarus for April-May 2021

Human rights organization Human Constanta continues to collect information and analyze trends in the application of laws on countering “extremism” in Belarus from the standpoint of international human rights standards. In this review, we have collected new trends and practices in the application of anti-extremist laws over two months in connection with an increased number of important events that occurred in April and May 2021.

State provider spoofs DNS responses for users

The state infrastructure provider NTSOT replaces DNS traffic for users when accessing certain web resources. Why is it dangerous?

Whom do the Belarusian authorities consider terrorists?

Human rights organization Human Constanta, as part of its effort to promote the idea of antidiscrimination, analyzed the "List of Organizations and Individuals Involved in Terrorist Activities" (hereinafter - the List) - and provides an analytical note on this topic.