UN Security Council was urged to consider situation in Belarus
18:13, — Politics
The human rights activists urge the UN Security Council to come back to consideration of human rights violation in Belarus. “We urge the permanent members of the UN Security Council to come back to consideration of problems, connected with violation of human rights in Belarus,” says the statement of the organising committee on formation the Public Commission on Rehabilitation of Victims of Political repressions.
The statement was published on 10 December, the International Human Rights Day. We remind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UB General Assembly on this day in 1948.
The statement stresses that Belarusian authorities violate principles of international rights and obligations of the country in the frames of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ignoring critics of the world community, BelaPAN reports.
The organising committee reminds that on 21 November, 2007 the Third UN Committee adopted a resolution, urging the Belarusian government “to release immediately and unconditionally all individuals detained for politically motivated reasons” and stop harassment and intimidation of opponents of the authorities. “There are no serious ground to consider the Belarusian government to respond to the suggestions,” the statement of the organising committee stresses.
“We are sure the international community understands and will support the intentions of Belarusian people to establish democratic government of the Republic of Belarus, which will fulfil rigorously international obligations providing rights and freedoms of its citizens,” the statement says.
