The UN Human Rights Council adopted the solution “The Human Rights Scenario in Belarus” at the 55th consultation held in Geneva on April 4 with 2. 4 votes in favor, 6 against and 17 abstentions, writes Pozirk.
Among other things, the Council took the decision to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus “for one year, starting from the end of its 56th session” (until 12 July 2025 – editor’s note) and called on the Special Council to “continue to monitor developments in the scenario and make recommendations on tactics for compliance, the coverage and enforcement of human rights in Belarus, and consult all stakeholders, bringing together civil society in Belarus and abroad. “
The Special Rapporteur will report on the human rights situation in Belarus to the UNHRC at its 59th consultation (summer 2025) and to the UN General Assembly at its 80th consultation (autumn 2025).
The UN UNHRC must urgently identify an organization of three independent experts on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Its mandate will be to investigate and identify the facts, cases and root causes of all allegations of human rights violations and abuses. committed in Belarus since 1 May 2020.
The organization will “collect, collate, preserve and analyse evidence of such violations and abuses and, where possible, identify perpetrators with a view to carrying out appropriate judicial and other proceedings, adding prosecutions before courts and tribunals with appropriate jurisdiction” and “make recommendations, inter alia, on accountability measures” to “end impunity”.
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus was established in 2012 and has since been renewed annually. Since November 2018, the position has been held by Anaïs Marin (France).