BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
08/08/2006
Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, on the reports of prison sentence against four members of "Partnyorstvo" NGO
"I am shocked by reports of the heavy prison sentence given today by a Belarusian court against four members of the "Partnyorstvo" NGO, after they had attempted to peacefully observe the 19 March presidential elections. This latest sentence adds to the sad record of arrests and imprisonment in Belarus in the wake of the 19 March flawed elections. I consider this condemnation to be further confirmation of the conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR report that the elections failed to meet OSCE commitments for democratic elections. I condemn unreservedly any detention of members of civil society exercising their fundamental rights of freedom of expression and association and I call for their immediate release. "
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