Alena Tsimafeeuna NYAKRASAVA

Judge at the Zavodskoi Rayon Court of the city of Minsk. She was directly involved in the judicial repression of the peaceful demonstrators on 19 Dec 2010. On 20 Dec 2010, she sentenced civil society activists Tatsyana Grechanikava, Alyaksandr Baranou, Yevhen Tsarykau, Maryna Paulouskaya, and Andrei Zialiony to 15 days in jail. On 4 and 7 Jul 2011, and on 6 Oct 2011, she sentenced several activists (Katsiarina Davydzik, 10 days in jail; Yauguenia Kamarova, 10 days in jail; Aleh Bazhok, 10 days in jail; Yan Melnikau, 5 days in jail). The way she conducted the trials was a clear violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure. She sustained the use of evidence and testimonies irrelevant to the accused.

Travel ban according to article 3 paragraph 1 and financial sanctions according to article 1 do not apply until 15 March 2016.

In her position as judge of the Zavodsky district court in Minsk, she is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists, opposition leaders, activists and protesters. Violations of rights of defence were reported during trials conducted under her supervision. She is therefore responsible for human rights violations and undermining the rule of law, as well as for contributing to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.

Judge of the Zavodsky district court in Minsk

En sa qualité de juge du tribunal du district Zavodsky à Minsk, elle est responsable de plusieurs décisions à motivation politique prononcées contre des journalistes, des responsables de l'opposition, des militants et des protestataires. Des violations des droits de la défense ont été signalées lors de procès menés sous sa supervision. Elle est donc responsable de violations des droits de l'homme et d'atteintes à l'état de droit ainsi que d'avoir contribué à la répression de la société civile et de l'opposition démocratique