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Belarus: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders

By jimloughran
Created 2008/04/04 - 15:08

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Vadim Borshchevskiy and Pavel Levinov; as well as raids on the apartment of human rights defenders Olga Karatch and Yelena Borshchevskaya and on the offices of the women's rights organisation Female Centre "Adliga".

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Posted 04/04/2008 Vadim Borshchevskiy is a journalist and member of Female Centre "Adliga" and the Youth Centre "Seventh Side". Pavel Levinov is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Helsinki Committee in Belarus, Female Centre "Adliga" and the Youth Centre "Seventh Side". Olga Karatch is Head of the Female Centre "Adliga" and Yelena Borshchevskaya sits on the board.

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Vadim Borshchevskiy and Pavel Levinov; as well as raids on the apartment of human rights defenders Olga Karatch and Yelena Borshchevskaya and on the offices of the women's rights organisation Female Centre "Adliga". Vadim Borshchevskiy is a journalist and member of Female Centre "Adliga" and the Youth Centre "Seventh Side". Pavel Levinov is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Helsinki Committee in Belarus, Female Centre "Adliga" and the Youth Centre "Seventh Side". Olga Karatch is Head of the Female Centre "Adliga" and Yelena Borshchevskaya sits on the board.


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