- Name: Meriem Herasimenka
- Position: Singer
- Deprived of liberty from: August 4th, 2022
- Judgment: Awaiting trial
- Country: Belarus
- Place of confinement: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
- Health condition: Hair loss
- Torture complaint: Unknown
She was detained in early August after performing songs by the Ukrainian band Okean Elzy at a street concert, which angered the Lukashists and became the reason for the detention. She was twice sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest, and then re-arrested in a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (‘active participation in group actions that grossly violate the public order’).
She participated in numerous international music competitions, including competitions in Ukraine. After the 2020 presidential election, she spoke out against the violence that took place on the streets and assisted in actions of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners.
She also went to a protest against the war in Ukraine located in Minsk, collected humanitarian aid and sang Ukrainian songs at her concert to support the courageous Ukrainian people.
Sponsors
Name : Tamara Suju Roa
Position: Executive Director of the Casla Institute
Observations
Tamara Sulay Sujú Roa is a Venezuelan criminal lawyer and human rights specialist.
She is currently the executive director of the human rights observatory of the Center for Latin American Studies (CASLA), based in the Czech Republic.
La abogada ha recopilando casos de tortura registrados en Venezuela entre 2002 y 2014 y formalizó su denuncia contra Nicolás Maduro en la Corte Penal Internacional en julio de 2016, cuando presentó ante la Corte un expediente de 65 incidencias.
