{"id":21031,"date":"2020-09-03T14:37:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T11:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=21031"},"modified":"2020-09-04T18:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T15:03:20","slug":"un-condemned-torture-and-massive-human-rights-violations-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/un-condemned-torture-and-massive-human-rights-violations-in-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"The UN condemned torture and massive human rights violations in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On September 1, 2020, UN human rights experts<\/strong>, including\u00a0Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus,\u00a0The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances,\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression,\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the rights of peaceful assembly and association,\u00a0Working Group on Arbitrary Detention\u00a0&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26199&amp;LangID=E\">called the government of Belarus<\/a> to stop the torture of persons detained during the peaceful protests and bring perpetrators from the law enforcement agencies to justice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The experts stated that they received reports of 450 documented cases of torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty after the disputed presidential election on 9 August that led to mass protests and arrests, and recalled that the prohibition against torture is absolute under international human rights law, and cannot be justified for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>The experts highlighted the issue of violence against women and children:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe State must do everything in its power to prevent, investigate and punish any form of abuse, including violence against women, whether those acts are perpetrated by the State or by other actors.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously, ADC Memorial prepared and submitted to the UN Special Rapporteurs an analytical communication about the massive violations of rights of women and children in the context of protests and police violence against these vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26199&amp;LangID=E\">The full text of the <span id=\"DeltaPlaceHolderMain\"><span id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayNewsID_lblNewsTitle\" class=\"h2\">UN human rights experts<\/span><\/span> statement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 1, 2020, UN human rights experts, including\u00a0Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus,\u00a0The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary 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