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Statement on third countries citizens’ treatment fleeing from Ukraine

We, representatives of CSOs fully acknowledging that Ukraine is going through a disaster caused by the Russian military invasion, would like to attract attention to the situation with third-country nationalities residing in Ukraine.

Human Constanta’s statement on the situation in Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation officially started military actions on the territory of Ukraine. The de facto Belarusian authorities provided aid and assistance to Russia, allowing them to use its territory, civilian and military infrastructure. The planning and preparation of an aggressive war was carried out in advance and […]

Outlawing Human Rights work in Belarus

This paper seeks to analyze the conditions in which human rights defenders have to function in the midst of the political and human rights crisis in Belarus.

Sport and Human Rights

In today’s world, sport and human rights are more connected than ever. Because of its popularity, sport is a huge industry and a tool to break political and social divides. We have prepared the first document for a wide audience, in which we have tried to explain in an illustrative and not very academic way how sport and human rights are connected.

Overview of the fight against «extremism» in Belarus in October-December 2021

Overview of the fight against «extremism» in Belarus in October-December 2021. Read more in the review. Migrants and refugees

Rights of foreigners and stateless persons in Belarus

Against the background of the ongoing humanitarian crisis, we want to outline the general situation with the rights of migrants and refugees in Belarus, which, we believe, is important to be taken into account when considering ways to resolve this situation.

Antidiscrimination

Resourcefulness. Equality. Inclusion. Equality and Inclusion Week/ 9-16 November 2021

For a number of years now, from 9 November (the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the symbol of the beginning of the tragedy of the Holocaust) to 16 November (International Day of Tolerance), the Human Constanta team, together with other human rights and non-profit organisations, has been running an Awareness Week against Discrimination and Hate. 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