RSF amicus brief asks Belarusian Supreme Court to reject the liquidation of Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

By paulinea

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) has submitted an amicus brief to the Belarusian Supreme Court challenging the justice ministry’s request for the disbanding of RSF’s local partner, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). Arguing that the BAJ’s dissolution would violate Belarus’s obligations with regard to the freedom of association, the protection of human rights defenders and the freedom of expression, RSF’s submission urges the Supreme Court to assume its role as guarantor of the international obligations of Belarus by rejecting the justice ministry’s application.Читать на русском…

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