Many protesters were present in the park. Water cannons along Pobediteley Avenue poured orange water on the protesters. As a result, many protesters ran away to avoid it.
Perpetrators
The Internal Troops of Belarus
Type of violation
Use of excessive force
Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of opinion and expression
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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CASE #255
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Plainclothes police officers stopped the cyclists. One civilian was thrown to the ground and got beaten up with rubber truncheons. After that, the detainee and his bicycle were taken to the side of the road to the police transport.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Beating
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to freedom of movement
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #254
Date
27 / 09 / 2020
City
Homyel / Gomel
Description
The riot police brutally dispersed the line of demonstrators. Tear gas was used on civilians (the police were spraying it in the eyes of the protesters, without disassembling the men or women). Law enforcers harshly pushed the demonstrators down the street from the city center. One of the law enforcement officers used a weapon to shoot off rubber bullets. The shooting was carried out upwards. A spent cartridge case was found at the scene of the clash.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Physical assaults (other)
Use of excessive force
Use of pepper spray (close proximity)
Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
Use of tear gas
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to freedom of movement
Right to freedom of opinion and expression
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #253
Date
22 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
The photo shows a broken window. The window was damaged due to the national white-red-white flag hanging on it.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
Damage to property
International classification of violations
Right to protection of property
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CASE #252
Date
04 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
A group of students, pressed against the wall of a residential building, was approached by more than ten OMON police officers wearing black uniforms. The teenagers were forming a chain, clasping all of their hands together. The law enforcement unit pulled each one of them out of the chain, one by one, and took the youngsters to police buses. Both boys and girls were arrested.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Detention of minors
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of movement
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to liberty and security of person
Violation of rights of children deprived of liberty
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #251
Date
04 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
The video recorded how OMON officers in black uniforms got out of the buses that had pulled over. Law enforcers detained passers-by for no apparent reason; the force was used against some of them – they were pushed into the vehicles. All those detainees were escorted to the police buses.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of movement
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #250
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
The video recorded the escort of detained civilians wearing vests with the inscription Press by OMON officers in black uniforms.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of the press
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #249
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Three riot policemen in black uniforms hit a passing cyclist. The man fell to the ground, after which he was detained and taken to a police bus. The bicycle was also seized.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of movement
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #248
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
A group of OMON officers is searching for demonstrators in courtyards near the Pushkinskaya metro station. The arrest of a civilian was recorded. More than ten law enforcement officers threw the Protestant to the ground, twisting his arms behind his back, and searched him. Then they led him away, bowing his head to the ground.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #247
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
The video shows a group of OMON in black uniforms breaking down the door to the hostel. Subsequently, civilians are being taken out of the room in a rigid manner, with their hands twisted behind their backs.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Damage to property
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to protection of property
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #246
Date
03 / 10 / 2020
City
Salihorsk / Soligorsk
Description
The peaceful demonstration was dispersed by OMON. The demonstrators, both men and women, were arrested for no apparent reason. For some of the protesters, force was used – they were carried in the hands of paddy wagons.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of movement
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to liberty and security of person
EXPLORE CASE
CASE #245
Date
11 / 10 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Water cannons and a large number of officers OMON, wearing black uniforms, protective gear and armed with shields and rubber truncheons, violently disperse a column of demonstrators, which was moving towards the Stella Minsk – Hero City. Water cannons drove a large number of demonstrators into a narrow alley.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Use of excessive force
Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment