Calls for input: 2024 report of the Special Rapporteur on Belarus to the Human Rights Council and follow-up on her 2022 report to the General Assembly
Issued by
Special Rapporteur on Belarus
Deadline
15 February 2024
Issued by
Special Rapporteur on Belarus
Deadline
15 February 2024
The Human Rights Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus in 2012 by its resolution 20/13 and has since renewed the mandate annually. As in previous years, the latest resolution 53/19, adopted on 13 July 2023, requests the Special Rapporteur, inter alia, to monitor the situation of human rights in Belarus, make recommendations and submit a report to the Human Rights Council.
The upcoming report, to be presented at the Council’s 56th session in June 2024, will cover the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. In addition to the general overview of the human rights situation in Belarus, the 2024 report will focus on the exercise of the right to freedom of association with others.
Moreover, as massive human rights violations have compelled many Belarusian residents and organizations to leave the country since 2020, the Special Rapporteur pays continuous attention to the situation of Belarusians living in exile with no possibility to safely return to Belarus. In 2022, she devoted her report to the General Assembly (A/77/195) to this issue, formulating recommendations for Belarusian authorities, other States, the international community and international organizations. As a follow-up to this report, the Special Rapporteur would like to assess whether and how stakeholders have followed on her recommendations, and to examine the impact of recent legal and policy developments in Belarus on the situation of Belarusian citizens abroad.
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