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Legal Initiative

Human rights organization of Belarus.
We have been defending human rights since 1996.

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Torture and discrimination against women in Belarus: “Legal Initiative” appeals to CEDAW to initiate an investigation

The Belarusian human rights organization Legal Initiative has submitted an official request to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), calling for an investigation under Article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention.

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Savetski District Department of Internal Affairs, Minsk. Torture of detainees in August 2020

Savetski District Department of Internal Affairs, Minsk Torture of Detainees in August 2020 Pub...

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GUBOPiK – the regime’s repressive unit for suppressing dissent. Report

The new report by the International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus is based o...

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The Rights of LGBTQ+ People in Belarus Are Systematically Violated

The Rights of LGBTQ+ People in Belarus Are Systematically Violated Since 2010, negative public st...

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Public Investigation of Mass Torture at the Center for the Isolation of Offenders in Minsk, August 9–14, 2020

Among the horrors of August 9-14, 2020, the most nightmarish events took place at the Center for the Isolation of Offenders (CIP) on Okrestina Street. Over the course of five days, security forces "processed" more than 3,000 detainees through the CIP, a facility designed to hold only 110 people. Among them were minors, elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and random passersby.

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