GENEVA (July 1, 2019) —Belarus must halt the executions of individuals who have submitted complaints to the Human Rights Committee, UN human rights experts said today upon being informed about the...

In her report, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 38/14, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin, describes the systemic and systematic human rights violations present in law and in practice.

Russian GENEVA (12 December 2018) — UN human rights experts today condemned Belarus for its continued use of the death penalty, following local news reports that the country, in defiance of the Human...

NEW YORK (25 October 2018) – A crackdown on free speech is the latest worrying development amid the deteriorating, “wholescale oppression” of human rights in Belarus, an independent expert has told...

Summary The present report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 35/27. It is his...

GENEVA (10 August 2018) – A wave of raids and arbitrary arrests targeting independent publishers and journalists in Belarus highlights oppressive new rules against internet media in the country, says...

GENEVA (26 June 2018) – The departing UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, is urging the Human Rights Council to continue the mandate because the country’s leadership...

GENEVA (28 March 2018) – A new wave of arbitrary arrests, the use of the death penalty and violations of media freedom in Belarus have prompted a UN expert to call on the authorities there to respect...

GENEVA (14 November 2017) – The recent arrests and detention of two political opponents on fabricated grounds is another demonstration of the cyclical system of oppression in Belarus, according to...