Amnesty International Named Olga Karach Human Rights Defender of the Year: A 2005 Retrospective
Today marks a milestone: it has been twenty years since Olga Karach was named Human Rights Defender of the Year...
Month: November 2025
Olga Karach participated in a UK parliamentary online discussion on nuclear risks
On 25 November 2025, Olga Karach, Director of “Our House”, took part in the online presentation of the new UK...
Transboundary River Security Risks in the Viliya/Neris Basin Under Rising Region Militarization
A fragile Baltic watercourse faces mounting pressure as nuclear operations, military mobility projects, and ecosystem obligations collide. The Viliya–Neris basin...
Peace Hero Calendar: Twelve Acts of Courage Against War
In a region where war has rewritten the rules of masculinity, real courage now means refusing to kill, refusing to...
Support Neris–Viliya: Buy a Charity Calendar
The Neris—known in Belarus as the Viliya—is not only a unique transboundary river connecting currently hostile states: Russia, Belarus, Lithuania...
Belarus’s Nuclear Policies Under Human Rights Scrutiny
A joint UPR filing urges Belarus to end nuclear hosting, restore its nuclear-free status, and align security policy with human...
Raman Bandarenka: A Symbol of State Impunity
Designer Raman Bandarenka was beaten to death in Minsk in 2020. His case became a symbol of unpunished violence in...
Belarusian Priest Sentenced in Secret Trial
Catholic priest Andzhei Yukhnevich, recognized as a political prisoner, was secretly tried and sentenced in Belarus to 13 years in...
Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize
Belarusian WHRD Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize for her long-standing work for peace and human rights The director...
Olga Karach in Tertio — the leading Catholic magazine in Belgium
Olga Karach, Director of the organisation Our House, has given a long and detailed interview to Tertio, Belgium’s leading Catholic...
