On 11 August, Amnesty International declared Bialiatski a prisoner of conscience.[16] On 12 September, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a campaign to advocate for Bialiatski's release and inform more generally about political prisoners in Belarus.[17] Tatsiana Reviaka, Bialiatski's colleague at Viasna and the President of the Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius, said that "the reason behind these charges is the fact that our organisation Viasna has been providing different assistance to victims of political repressions in Belarus.[18] "Belyatsky's arrest is a clear case of retaliation against him and Viasna for their human rights work.