Leanid Sudalenka
Belarusian human rights lawyer (1966-) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leanid Sudalenka (Belarusian: Леанід Леанідавіч Судаленка, romanized: Lieanid Lieanidavič Sudalienka; Russian: Леонид Леонидович Судаленко, romanized: Leonid Leonidovich Sudalenko; born 23 September 1966) is a Belarusian human rights activist and chairman of the Gomel branch of the human rights organisation Viasna. In January 2021, he was arrested for allegedly organising protests held in Gomel following the 2020 Belarusian presidential election; on 3 November 2021 he was sentenced to serve three years in a penal colony. A number of Belarusian and international human rights organisations have declared Sudalenka as being a prisoner of conscience, and in 2021 he was one of four Belarusian human rights activists to be jointly awarded the Homo Homini Award.
Leanid Sudalenka | |
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Леанід Судаленка | |
Born | (1966-09-23) September 23, 1966 (age 57) |
Nationality | Belarus |
Education | Francisk Skorina Gomel State University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Known for | Human rights activism |
Awards | Homo Homini Award (2020) |