climate of fear and arbitrariness
Human rights violations are the order of the day
UN report: climate of fear and arbitrariness in Belarus
Geneva. According to a UN human rights expert, a climate of fear and arbitrariness prevails in Belarus. Human rights violations are the order of the day, said special rapporteur Anaïs Marin at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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The rights of people to peaceful assemblies or freedom of expression are being restricted more and more, among other things by a constitutional referendum that the Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko had held in February. This process was opaque.
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The extension of the death penalty to crimes such as planning or attempting a terrorist attack is of great concern, Marin said. The definition of “terrorist attacks” is vague, and the tightening of the law “can be aimed at the legitimate exercise of fundamental rights,” she said. Independent media, cultural and non-governmental organizations are virtually banned, and human rights defenders and lawyers are harassed.
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“Systematic violations of human rights and impunity for these crimes have plunged Belarus into a climate of arbitrariness and fear,” Marin said. The French political scientist specializes in post-communist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe and works at the university.
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