German Ambassador paid a visit to HRC

11.08

Tags: Bialiatski, arrest, human rights defenders

Крыстаф Вайль, Надзвычайны і паўнамоцны амбасадар Федэратыўнай Рэспублікі Германія ў Беларусі / Christof Weil, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus

On 11 August, Christof Weil, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus, paid a visit to the office of the Human Rights Center Viasna. He said words of support to the family and friends of Ales Bialiatski, as well as to his colleagues from the Human Rights Center Viasna.

Earlier, Markus Löning, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy, also condemned persecution of Mr. Bialiatski by the Belarusian authorities and demanded his immediate release,.

The German side condemned the use of criminal legislation in order to silence another active representative of the Belarusian civil society for political reason. The federal government demands to put an end to repression against the opposition NGOs and their activists and to release all political prisoners in Belarus.

Bear in mind that solidarity with Ales Bialiatski was also expressed by Michael Scanlan, Chargé d\'Affaires ad interim of the United States in Belarus, Christopher Panico, First Secretary of The U.S. Embassy in Minsk, and Rosemary Thomas, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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The federal government demands to put an end to repression against the opposition NGOs and their activists and to release all political prisoners in Belarus. Bear in mind that solidarity with Ales Bialiatski was also expressed by Michael Scanlan, Chargé d\'Affaires ad interim of the United States in Belarus, Christopher Panico, First Secretary of The U.S. Embassy in Minsk, and Rosemary Thomas, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. External source of this news: http://spring96.org/en/news/45126 The Forsecurity.org is not responsible for the content of external websites. However, the Experts of the Foreign Policy and Security Research center can comment the news from external sources. Foreign Policy and Security Research center created by leading Belarusian scientists, experts in the field of history, law, diplomacy in 2008 (Minsk, Belarus). Our spokepersons act as experts in the evaluation of current events in Belarus and abroad. The FPS Office of Media Relations helps members of the news media set up interviews with FPS experts, produces news releases to inform the media and public about FPS research and corporate news, and works with FPS researchers to produce op-eds for publication. The fastest way to get a response to a media interview or op-ed request is to email us. See also section Contacts. Feel free to contact us. 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