During the exchange, we will hear about the work of three renowned organizations: Memorial Human Rights Centre (Russia), Human rights Centre “Viasna” (Belarus) and the Centre for Civil Liberties (Ukraine). For years, these organisations have been defending human rights despite personal dangers by documenting human rights violations and providing assistance to those unjustly imprisoned for political reasons.
Oleksandra Matviychuk, a Ukrainian human rights defender who will be attending the event, and her team are gathering evidence to create an international tribunal for war crimes against humanity and genocide and hold Russian perpetrators accountable. In the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, it is important to remember that Russian and Belarusian citizens have been subjected to the aggression of the Putin and Lukashenka regimes for many years. Speakers Sergei Davidis from Memorial Human Rights Centre and Aleksey Kolchin from the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” will give an overview of the situation in their respective countries and talk about the oppressions faced by those who defend democratic values and oppose the war in Ukraine.
Language of the event English with Belarusian interpretation.
