Antidiscrimination

Recognition of children as being in a socially dangerous situation in Belarus: another tool of pressuring dissidents and their families

This brief has been prepared based on documented cases by LegalHub to clarify how the legal rules on children put in socially dangerous situations (SDS) are formulated and how they are applied in practice. The system of recognizing children as being in SDS has existed in Belarus since the end of 2006. State authorities can […]

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.

Hate Speech: methodological recommendations by human rights organizations in Belarus

This document provides a human rights-based approach to “hate speech”, taking into account international standards in this field. The proposed approach may differ from the sociological, cultural, linguistic, psychological, and other approaches.

Monitoring of “hate speech”and offensive language against the background of the agitation period of presidential elections in Belarus

The human rights organization Human Constanta continues to study the problem of discriminatory statements and has decided to conduct its own monitoring of “hate speech” during the presidential elections in the Republic of Belarus in 2020.

Overview of the fight against “extremism” in Belarus for July-October 2020

Overview of the fight against "extremism" in Belarus for July-October 2020 (Issue #4). Repressive practices around electoral events intensify.

Report on the situation with transit refugees on the Belarusian-Polish border (January – March 2020)

The article describes relevant information on the situation of “transit refugees” on the Belarusian-Polish border for the period from January 1 to March 31, 2020.

Trial on the hate crime case – report

A human rights organization monitored court hearings on a hate crime. Recommendations and conclusions are presented in this report.

No one is illegal

The stigmatizing word "illegals" is increasingly heard in the media. So people are called, although this is a wrong definition, entailing discrimination and even hatred. We wrote 7 reasons why calling people “illegal” is wrong.