August 2020
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- For all facts of human rights violations, citizens of Belarus can apply to the Special Procedures of the United Nations system.
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August 2020
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Press Release
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Caption: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle BacheletPhoto: © United NationsUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the violent response of the Belarusian authorities to the peaceful demonstrations held across the country in the aftermath of the presidential election and called for people’s grievances to be heard.
August 2020
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Press Release
- Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children Najat Maalla M’jid expressed deep concern over allegations of “numerous cases of torture and ill treatment” of minors detained in Belarus in the course of protests.
June 2020
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Even small steps can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 13
September 2020
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UN human rights experts* today called on Belarus to stop torturing detainees and bring to justice police officers who reportedly have been humiliating and beating protesters in their custody with impunity.
Caption: “Freedom from torture is one of those human rights considered so important that they cannot be limited or suspended under any circumstances,” UN human rights experts said.
Photo: © Ksenia Golubovich/UN in Belarus
August 2020
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Medical records of Davydovskaya school show that only 22% of the students are completely healthy and 50% of them have problems with their digestive systems.
August 2020
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Publication
Survey "Changes in life in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus" published by UNFPA in Belarus (Russian).