Elena Valerievna Kartavenko

Number of repressed:

14

Birthday:

16 february 1975

Elena Valerievna Kartavenko is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Kartavenko is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Mogilev Regional Court, he makes politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society. As a result of her decisions, Belarusians who opposed the current regime in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on March 27, 2023, the judge sentenced a 20-year-old resident of Bobruisk to a 20-year-old resident of Bobruisk for transmitting photos of military equipment. Also, on February 10, 2023, for comments on the Internet and wearing a mustache during a peaceful protest, Kartavenko sentenced Minsk resident Andrei Shunkevich to two years and six months in a general regime colony. Thus, Elena Valerievna Kartavenko is responsible for human rights violations and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Kartavenko’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.