Chair of Belarusian Helsinki Committee Hułak dies aged 55

December 16, BPN. Belarusian Helsinki Committee Chair Aleh Hułak has died.

The cause of death might have been a ruptured blood clot, preliminary reports say.

Hułak left Belarus and moved to Lithuania recently fearing criminal persecution linked to his human rights activities. On September 30, the Supreme Court outlawed the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.