Ales Bialiatski, one of Belarus' top human rights advocates, is the founder and chairman of the Viasna Human Rights Center, a nonprofit that focuses on providing financial aid and legal assistance to political prisoners and their families.
On the eve of the verdict in the case of Viasna leaders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich, 14 international human rights groups including Human Rights Watch reiterate their calls to release the human rights defenders and drop all charges against them.