Two more international organisations have joined the joint statement on the systemic human rights crisis in the labour sphere in Belarus — the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT).

Belarusian and international human rights organisations, independent trade unions, and civil society initiatives have issued a joint statement on the systemic crisis of human rights in the labour sector in Belarus.

On 25 May, an international conference entitled “Workers’ rights are human rights. ILO mechanism Article 33 to bring back freedom of association to Belarus” was held in Berlin, organised by the Salidarnast e.V. and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP).

Human Rights House in partnership with the European Union and international civil society organizations will hold an event in parallel of th