Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

A/HRC/RES/20/13View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 2007–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/61/26

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/61/26	Situation of human rights in Belarus	3,030	84%Compare
2025	A/HRC/RES/58/19	Situation of human rights in Belarus	2,962	68%Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/55/27	Situation of human rights in Belarus	2,905	19%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/53/19	Situation of human rights in Belarus	2,286	69%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/50/20	Situation of human rights in Belarus	1,851	63%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Belarus Civil and Political Rights Freedom of Expression Human Rights Human Rights Violations Mass Media Political Prisoners Report Preparation Special Rapporteurs Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Expresses grave concern at the findings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her report1 that suggest the existence of a pattern of serious violations of human rights since 19 December 2010, that is of a systemic nature, and includes intensified restrictions on the fundamental freedoms of association, assembly, opinion and expression, including with regard to the media, as well as allegations of torture and ill-treatment in custody, impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses, harassment of civil society organizations and human rights defenders, violations of due process and fair trial safeguards, and pressure on defence lawyers;

Urges the Government of Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release and rehabilitate all political prisoners, to address, through comprehensive, transparent and credible investigations, reports of torture and ill-treatment, to implement all other recommendations contained in the report of the High Commissioner, and to put an immediate end to arbitrary detention of human rights defenders, the increased use of short-term arbitrary detention and arbitrary travel bans aimed at intimidating representatives of the political opposition and the media, as well as human rights defenders and civil society;

Decides to appoint a special rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Belarus and to make recommendations for its improvement; to help to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the High Commissioner; to assist the Government of Belarus in fulfilling its human rights obligations; to offer support and advice to civil society; to seek, receive, examine and act on information from all relevant stakeholders pertaining to the situation of human rights in Belarus; and to report annually to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of work;

Calls upon the Government of Belarus to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and to provide him/her access to visit the country, as well as the information necessary to facilitate the fulfilment of the mandate;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide the Special Rapporteur with the assistance and resources necessary to allow the fulfilment of the mandate.

  The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twentieth session (A/HRC/20/2), chap. I.

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