The very first step is to start looking for the person right away. Do not wait for news from law enforcement officers. In the first hours and days of detention, the police forces out a confession which later becomes the basis for the charges. Therefore, the person needs timely legal assistance and support.
Phone numbers of TsIP and IVS detention facilities, police departments and courts of Minsk (if the case is turns out to be administrative and the person receives administrative arrest) can be found if you follow the link. A hint: first of all, it is worth looking for the person in the district police department at the place of residence. Phone numbers of police stations in other cities of Belarus can be found here. If you could not get any information by phone, visit the police station and leave a missing person report in a free form describing all the known circumstances. They will be required to inform you about the whereabouts of the detainee as soon as possible.
Next, find a lawyer who you will be able to get you the access to all the information about the detainee in the near future. When a lawyer enters the process, no investigative actions should be carried out without their knowledge. Ask for help in finding a lawyer to existing initiatives Avocado.help, Legal service Viasna or through contacts on our Telegram channel. Make sure to ask the lawyer to records all violations against the detainee (psychological pressure, physical violence, misuse of power, violation of rights) and file complaints.
!In no case should you believe the police, the investigative committee or the KGB!
The main goal of these people is to achieve the harshest possible punishment for the persecuted, isolate them from society, and hide all their own violations. The only way to stop violations by the punishers, to exclude pressure or torture is to make what is happening visible.
Only this way will the human rights community, international society, and independent media be able to respond timely and properly to the lawlessness of the authorities and provide solidarity, material and information support.
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In view of the critical human rights situation in Belarus and the violation of fundamental articles of the UDHR, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international instruments.
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