{"id":18916,"date":"2020-08-20T08:43:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/statement-eu-must-support-human-rights-and-democracy-in-belarus\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:15:21","slug":"statement-eu-must-support-human-rights-and-democracy-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/nl\/statement-eu-must-support-human-rights-and-democracy-in-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Verklaring: EU moet mensenrechten en democratie in Wit-Rusland steunen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NIMD heeft de krachten gebundeld met organisaties uit heel Europa die democratie ondersteunen om op te roepen tot steun voor mensenrechten, gerechtigheid en verantwoording in Wit-Rusland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Als reactie op de ernstige mensenrechtenschendingen en de verkiezingsfraude in het land hebben we een gezamenlijke verklaring ondertekend waarin we de EU-lidstaten en -instellingen vragen zich sterker in te zetten voor de mensenrechten en de democratie in Wit-Rusland. De verklaring kwam in de aanloop naar de top van de Europese Raad over Wit-Rusland op 19 augustus.<\/p>\n<p>Medeleden van de <a href=\"http:\/\/epd.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europees Partnerschap voor Democratie (EPD)<\/a>, een netwerk van non-profitorganisaties die werken aan de ondersteuning van democratie wereldwijd, hebben de verklaring ook ondertekend. Samen vragen we de lidstaten en instellingen van de EU om:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ondersteuning van democratische processen in het land, met name aan de door Wit-Rusland geleide overgangsco\u00f6rdinatieraad.<\/li>\n<li>De wijdverspreide misbruiken en mensenrechtenschendingen in Wit-Rusland veroordelen en processen ondersteunen om ervoor te zorgen dat er verantwoording wordt afgelegd voor deze schendingen.<\/li>\n<li>Roep op tot toegang tot gevangenen voor hun families en advocaten, evenals de vrijlating en rehabilitatie van iedereen die vastzit voor het uitoefenen van hun recht op vrijheid van meningsuiting, vrijheid van vergadering en andere mensenrechten.<\/li>\n<li>Oproep tot vrije en eerlijke verkiezingen in Wit-Rusland in overeenstemming met internationale normen en in aanwezigheid van internationale waarnemers.<\/li>\n<li>Gerichte sancties, reisverboden en het bevriezen van tegoeden opleggen aan degenen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor de fraude bij de verkiezingen van 9 augustus en de repressie die daarop volgde.<\/li>\n<li>Bescherming bieden aan mensen die vervolgd worden door gratis Schengenvisa en\/of tijdelijke humanitaire visa te verstrekken.<\/li>\n<li>Het maatschappelijk middenveld in Wit-Rusland flexibele en snelle financiering bieden, onder meer via het directoraat-generaal voor nabuurschaps- en uitbreidingsonderhandelingen (DG NEAR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deze verklaring is ondertekend door:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NIMD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.article19.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARTIKEL 19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epf.org.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stichting ePa\u0144stwo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elbarlament.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elbarlament<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nederlands Helsinki Comit\u00e9 (NHC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clovekvtisni.cz\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mensen in nood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dipd.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deens instituut voor partijen en democratie (DIPD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alda-europe.eu\/newSite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De Europese vereniging voor lokale democratie (ALDA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubmadrid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Club de Madrid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/demofinland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demo Finland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lees de volledige verklaring <a href=\"http:\/\/nimd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Statement-on-the-situation-in-Belarus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hier<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIMD heeft de krachten gebundeld met organisaties uit heel Europa die democratie ondersteunen om op te roepen tot steun voor mensenrechten, gerechtigheid en verantwoording in Wit-Rusland. 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