Organization name
Human Rights Center Viasna
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Organization type
NGO
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Current focus/area
Human rights Monitoring Reporting Policy Dissemination of information Human rights Education Awareness raising
Description/notes
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" is a non-governmental human rights organization established in April 1996 during mass protests of the democratic opposition in Belarus, which after the arrests of demonstrators helped detainees and their families.
The main goal of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" is promoting the formation of a civil society based on respect for human rights arising from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus.
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Signatory of the Peoples’ Summit: Climate Rights and Human Survival
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