Human Rights Watch calls on UN to condemn regime of Lukashenka

• 14.03.2011, 12:43

Human Rights Watch and 130 other human rights organizations call on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution to condemn the abuses in Belarus.

“The government has created a serious human rights crisis in Belarus, and the UN Human Rights Council should not remain silent about it. A council resolution would send a strong message to the Belarus authorities that the ongoing crackdown must end,” Russian Director of Human Rights Watch Anna Sevortian said.

The appeal is timed to a UNHRC regular session starting its work on March 14.