Belarus. 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Svyatoslav Sementsov
of TEMA information center in 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices on Belarus.
“Providing information on discrimination based on sexual orientation
in Belarus for international institutions and media is very important
part of our work. And we are glad to see a lot of our materials and
reports are in practical use. Belarus is a small country, and I’m not
sure that everybody knows where is it; but this moments when we see
that people and institutions around the world take care and pay
attention to brothers and sisters in Belarus makes us stronger!” said
Tanya Ivanova, co-president of TEMA.
2008 Human Rights Report: Belarus
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR
2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
February 25, 2009
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Section 5 Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
The law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability,
language, or social status. In practice, the government did not always
protect these rights. Problems included violence against women and
children; trafficking in persons; and discrimination against persons
with disabilities, Roma, ethnic minorities, and homosexuals.
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Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination
Homosexuality is not illegal, but discrimination against homosexuals
was widespread, and harassment occurred. According to a local gay
rights group, government-controlled media discouraged participation in
the protests following the 2006 presidential election by saying they
were part of a "gay revolution."
On May 28, three youths in Minsk attacked Edvard Tarletski, a
journalist and gay rights activist. Tarletski stated that he did not
intend to report the attack to police because they would not do
anything about the incident. He also said this attack was the third
against him in five years.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eur/119069.htm
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