human rights defender
Aliaksandr Hashnikau
Actions and Campaigns
human rights defender
Actions and Campaigns
1987
Man
Urban
In prison (sentenced)
Aliaksandr Hashnikau was an employee of the Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ), a member of the independent trade union and a leading activist. In the summer of 2021, Aliaksandr was arrested for 15 days for making comments online and was then dismissed. He also distributed opposition leaflets in Zhlobin.
Aliaksandr was arrested on September 18, 2021, as part of a criminal investigation for 'high treason' involving several employees of Belarusian factories who supported local strikes in 2020 and were members of the Rabochy Rukh labor rights group. On September 21, 2021, Rabochy Rukh was labeled as an "extremist" initiative, a decision that sparked the arrests of many workers across the country. In addition, Aliaksandr was charged with defamation and with the creation of and participation in an extremist formation.
On November 9, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court began the trial of the Rabochy Rukh case involving ten political prisoners. At the trial, all the defendants refused to plead guilty to treason and creating an extremist formation. They also refused to testify.
Aliaksandr is dedicated to his team. He likes to create things with his hands, and was always fixing and improving something on his car. Aliaksandr has two minor children.
Sep 18, 2021
14 years
Latitude: 53.881
Longitude: 30.451
Mahilioŭ
Prison No. 4. 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
406th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association, GB.350/INS/16/2 https://www.ilo.org/resource/gb/350/406th-report-committee-freedom-association
Director-General’s report on the latest development regarding the situation of freedom of association in Belarus and compliance with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry established to examine the observance by the Government of Belarus of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), ILC.112/CAN/D/Special sitting Belarus-C.87-C.98 https://www.ilo.org/resource/other/director-generals-report-latest-development-regarding-situation-freedom
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Aliaksandr Hashnikau was an employee of the Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ), a member of the independent trade union and a leading activist. In the summer of 2021, Aliaksandr was arrested for 15 days for making comments online and was then dismissed. He also distributed opposition leaflets in Zhlobin.
Aliaksandr was arrested on September 18, 2021, as part of a criminal investigation for 'high treason' involving several employees of Belarusian factories who supported local strikes in 2020 and were members of the Rabochy Rukh labor rights group. On September 21, 2021, Rabochy Rukh was labeled as an "extremist" initiative, a decision that sparked the arrests of many workers across the country. In addition, Aliaksandr was charged with defamation and with the creation of and participation in an extremist formation.
On November 9, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court began the trial of the Rabochy Rukh case involving ten political prisoners. At the trial, all the defendants refused to plead guilty to treason and creating an extremist formation. They also refused to testify.
Aliaksandr is dedicated to his team. He likes to create things with his hands, and was always fixing and improving something on his car. Aliaksandr has two minor children.
Latitude: 53.881
Longitude: 30.451
14 years
406th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association, GB.350/INS/16/2 https://www.ilo.org/resource/gb/350/406th-report-committee-freedom-association
Director-General’s report on the latest development regarding the situation of freedom of association in Belarus and compliance with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry established to examine the observance by the Government of Belarus of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), ILC.112/CAN/D/Special sitting Belarus-C.87-C.98 https://www.ilo.org/resource/other/director-generals-report-latest-development-regarding-situation-freedom