News

Migrants and refugees

Human Constanta statement on the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border

Human Constanta calls upon the Belarusian authorities to abandon the practice of using migrants as an instrument of political pressure on the countries of the European Union (hereinafter the EU) and urges Poland to respect human rights and international protection standards.

The fight against “extremism” with fatal outcomes – an overview of trends for August and September 2021

Human rights organization Human Constanta continues to collect information and analyze tendencies in the application of legislation on countering “extremism” in Belarus. In this review, we describe the events of two months – June and July 2021 Migrants and refugees

Review of the practice of using “extremist” articles under which citizenship can be revoked

On August 5, 2021 Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree which thoroughly describes the procedure of loss of citizenship for “extremism”. The procedure is provided by the new version of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of August 1, 2002 No. 136-З "On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus" (hereinafter - the Law on Citizenship).

Coronavirus in Belarus: impact on human rights. May — August 2021

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

Statement on impermissibility of restricting freedom of speech in connection with the events of 28 September 2021

Human Constanta 7 October 2021 Human rights organizations in the Republic of Belarus remind that Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966 (hereinafter – the Covenant), ratified by the Republic of Belarus, guarantees every person the right to freely hold to their opinions and the right to freedom of […]

Overview of the fight against “extremism” in Belarus for June and July 2021

Human rights organization Human Constanta continues to collect information and analyze tendencies in the application of legislation on countering “extremism” in Belarus from the standpoint of international human rights standards. In this review, we describe the events of two months – June and July 2021.

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?