UN admits tortures by Belarusian police

The UN Human Rights Committee recorded infringement of civil rights of minor convicted dweller of Homel in the course of proceedings.

As told by human rights activist Raman Kislyak, Hanna Kareba, mother of the convicted, filed an individual complaint to the Committee on December 10, 2004. Her 17-year-old son Dmitry was detained on September 17, 2001, on suspicion of murder of a man, whose body with numerous stab wounds was found in the yard of secondary school #2 on May 24, 2010, "Belorusskie Novosti" informs.

On April 5, 2002, the judicial board for criminal cases of the Homel Region Court

UN admits tortures by Belarusian police

The UN Human Rights Committee recorded infringement of civil rights of minor convicted dweller of Homel in the course of proceedings.

As told by human rights activist Raman Kislyak, Hanna Kareba, mother of the convicted, filed an individual complaint to the Committee on December 10, 2004. Her 17-year-old son Dmitry was detained on September 17, 2001, on suspicion of murder of a man, whose body with numerous stab wounds was found in the yard of secondary school #2 on May 24, 2010, "Belorusskie Novosti" informs.

On April 5, 2002, the judicial board for criminal cases of the Homel Region Court

Avtoradio closed down for extremism

The radio station comments on the situation:

"Avtoradio aired agitation materials of presidential candidates Sannikov and Nyaklyaeu during the presidential election campaign. The airing was agreed upon by economic contracts and was held in the following terms: 15-17 December, 2010 – agitation materials of Sannikov, 9-17 December, 2010 – agitation materials of Nyaklyaeu."

Avtoradio didn't receive any complaints from the Central Election Commission in the period of airing the agitation materials. The Ministry of Information didn't send any written warnings, the radio station says.

On January 12, 2011, the radio station received an instruction of the Belarusian State Telecommunication Inspection

Jude Low: «Live Belarus!» (Video)

A British actor, Jude Law, appealed to the Belarusians within the scope of Global Artistic Solidarity Campaign.

Jude Law is a famous British cinema and theater actor. His first big success in cinema is considered to be the Anthony Mingella's movie, «The talented Mr. Ripley», where Jude shared the scene with Matt Damon and Gwineth Paltrow. Although two years earlier in 1997 he brilliantly let himself to be known acting a paralyzed disabled role in the science fiction thriller, "Gattaka", where his partners were Uma Turman and Ethan Hawk.

Further career of Jude Law became clearly prominent – he got the

Jude Low: «Live Belarus!» (Video)

A British actor, Jude Law, appealed to the Belarusians within the scope of Global Artistic Solidarity Campaign.

Jude Law is a famous British cinema and theater actor. His first big success in cinema is considered to be the Anthony Mingella's movie, «The talented Mr. Ripley», where Jude shared the scene with Matt Damon and Gwineth Paltrow. Although two years earlier in 1997 he brilliantly let himself to be known acting a paralyzed disabled role in the science fiction thriller, "Gattaka", where his partners were Uma Turman and Ethan Hawk.

Further career of Jude Law became clearly prominent – he got the

Iryna Khalip’s father taken to hospital

he family of Iryna Khalip faces more and more hard problems. Her farther, Uladzimir, was taken to the hospital yesterday.

He expects difficult eye surgery soon. He had retinal detachment caused by a stress, "Belorusski Partizan" writes.

We remind that Iryna Khalip and her husband Andrei Sannikov, charged with organizing mass riots on December 19, are in the KGB jail now. The authorities used Iryna's little son to put psychological pressure on her.

The lawyer of Sannikov and Khalip plans to visit his clients on January 4.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

Iryna Khalip’s father taken to hospital

he family of Iryna Khalip faces more and more hard problems. Her farther, Uladzimir, was taken to the hospital yesterday.

He expects difficult eye surgery soon. He had retinal detachment caused by a stress, "Belorusski Partizan" writes.

We remind that Iryna Khalip and her husband Andrei Sannikov, charged with organizing mass riots on December 19, are in the KGB jail now. The authorities used Iryna's little son to put psychological pressure on her.

The lawyer of Sannikov and Khalip plans to visit his clients on January 4.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus