IHF: In Belarus Human Rights Protection Equated to Crime 12:01, 01/12/2005
The International Helsinki Federation for human rights believes that the new Belarusian legislation in fact human rights protection with a crime. Last Friday illegitimate Belarusian “parliament” passed amendments to the Criminal Code, which, like in the Soviet times, envisage punishment for “discredit of the state”. The punishment is also envisaged for “calls for forcible overturn of state and social system”, the Russian service of the Radio Liberty informs.
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