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| | BELARUSIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE |
 | | According to information from the Belarusian Helsinki Group, for taking part in street processions, demonstrations, rallies, and pickets during this period (March-April 1997), 386 people were detained, including 15 minors, 29 women, 14 journalists, and deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus. |
 | | The decree states that the list of community services must be established by local government employment agencies on the basis of requests from republican government offices, local government and self-government agencies, associations, enterprises, institutions, and organizations. |
 | | Article 4 of the Belarusian Criminal Code specifies that at a criminal trial a defendant can use as his or her attorneys not only members of the lawyers collegia, but also close relatives, persons with power of attorney or other persons who are admitted to the bar. |
| www.ilhr.org /belarus/pastohoureport.htm (15597 words) |
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