Today Parliament of Georgia plans to override Presidential veto over Russian-style foreign agent law, undermining civic space, all #humanrights work, election observation & free journalism in #Georgia . The law enables the state to knock on anybody's door & collect any personal info. 1/3

“CSOs carry a leading role in advocating for the #humanrights and needs of the population affected by [Russia’s] war [against #Ukraine ], and their #wellbeing is directly related to the #resilience of the country and its future #sustainabledevelopment .”

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Human Rights in #Belarus : Key Trends in Public Policy. January — April'24 trends.belhelcom.org/storage/review…

Today, there are +11 political prisoners in Belarus

There are 1402 political prisoners in total.

Awarding of the Head of the CCE «Almenda», Mariia Sulialina — «Civil Rights Defender of the Year 2024», by Civil Rights Defenders 🏆

💔 Among almost 1,400 political prisoners in #Belarus , five human rights defenders of Viasna remain behind bars today: #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, Uladzimir Labkovich, Marfa Rabkova and Andrei Chapiuk.
#FreeViasna |

Today, #humanrights defender and political prisoner Andrei Chapiuk turns 28. Andrei has spent over 3.5 years behind bars in #Belarus as a reprisal for his legitimate human rights work. He is among 1360+ political prisoners in the country. #FreeAndrei #FreeBelarus

Anar Mammadli, head of SMDT, which is part of Human Rights House 🇦🇿, was detained for his election observation efforts and human rights work on April 29, 2024, in Baku.
We wrote a letter of solidarity to the place of his illegal detention. We call for his release!
#FreeAnar