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On 16 January 2015 late in the evening the website of the Ministry of Justice published a statement that the NGO Committee Against Torture had been added to the register of non-profit organizations designated as ‘foreign agents’.
Earlier this year, the correspondent of Youth Human Rights Movement from Germany Jakob Stürmann interviewed Konstantin Baranov, member of the Coordination Council of the International Youth Human Rights Movement. They discussed so called “law against homosexual propaganda” and the overall situation of LGBT in Russia.
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Third criminal case on demands of alternative civilian service in Belarus
On March 19, 2010, information appeared that a criminal case has been initiated against Yauheni Yakavenka upon Art. 435 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“evading activities on draft to the army”). On March, May 22, 2010 young man is called upon by the crime investigator of the Central Region Department of Interior Olga Shupikova, this time as a defendant (accused).
As a reminder: a 25 y.o. resident of Gomel, Yauheni Yakavenka three times appealed to the recruitment commission of Gomel with a request to allow him implementing alternative service. All three times he was denied this possibility.
On February 11, 2010 Yakavenka was convicted by the court of Soviet Region of Gomel for failing to appear at the draft to the army (upon Art. 25.1.3 of the Administrative Code of Belarus). Judge Elena Dichkovskaya who was considering Yakavenka’s case, found him guilty and sentenced an administrative fee equivalent to USD 60.
On March 12, 2010, Gomel Oblast court has nullified the decision of the Soviet Region Court and submitted the case for a new consideration.
If materials are submitted to court, young man will be facing up to 2 years’ imprisonment.
Monitoring group of the
Public Campaign “For Alternative Civilian Service in Belarus”