Human rights activist 2011 – Byalyatski, lawyers – Kavaleuskaya and Lipkina
Human rights defenders have awarded their prizes in Minsk.
Representatives of the leading human rights organizations have defined winners in three nominations. Ales Byalyatski has become the human rights activist of the year. Let us remind you that he has been imprisoned for 4.5 years recently.
Maryna Kavaleuskaya and Darya Lipkina have become lawyers of the year. Both of them defended those who were accused of “December 19 case”. Kavaleuskaya defended political prisoners Andrei Sannikau and Zmitser Dashkevich. Lipkina was Mikita Lihavid’s lawyer.
Photographers Yuliya Darashkevich and Uladz Hrydzin have become journalists of the year.
