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Belarus misuses counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to stifle dissent: UN expert

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26 Oct 2023

NEW YORK (26 October 2023) – The Belarusian authorities are misusing counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to further purge civic space, suppress freedom of expression and eradicate...

Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

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25 Sep 2023

MORNING 25 September 2023 Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a...

Statement on the situation of human rights in Belarus

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22 Sep 2023

Mr. President Excellencies Dear Colleagues, I welcome the opportunity to address the Council and provide an update on the human rights situation in Belarus, in accordance with Resolution 52/29. Three...

Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grav

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22 Sep 2023

AFTERNOON 22 September 2023 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and started an interactive...

Belarus: Presidential decree denying consular services puts Belarusians abroad at risk

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Press releases

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20 Sep 2023

GENEVA (20 September 2023) – A presidential decree in Belarus ordering its consulates to stop renewing or extending passports will impact hundreds of thousands of Belarusians abroad, especially those...

Belarus: UN expert calls for unhindered delivery of medicines for EB patients

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19 Sep 2023

GENEVA (19 September 2023) – Companies and States should ensure unimpeded flow of medicine and medical goods to countries under sanctions to save lives and minimise suffering,” the UN Special...

Switzerland: UN experts welcome landmark trial on enforced disappearances in Belarus

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14 Sep 2023

GENEVA (14 September 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the decision by a court in Switzerland to put a former member of a Belarusian paramilitary unit on trial for his alleged involvement in the...

A/78/327: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin

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25 Aug 2023

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin, focuses on the legislation and measures for countering terrorism and extremism and the impact thereof on the enjoyment of human rights in Belarus.

Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities and Belarus

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13 Jul 2023

Council Also Adopts Resolutions on Civil Society, Arms Transfers, Nationality, Corruption, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Social Forum and Democracy and Racism The Human Rights Council this morning...

Belarus: Human rights situation still catastrophic, UN expert says

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05 Jul 2023

GENEVA (5 July 2023) – The human rights situation in Belarus has deteriorated steadily as repression reached unprecedented levels in 2020, a UN expert warned today. “I am particularly concerned about...