Belarus is crushing dissent and blocking victims of rights abuses from seeking justice, the United Nations said Wednesday, hitting out at a "situation of complete impunity" in the country.
The report looks at the period from the run-up to contested elections in August 2020, which saw President Alexander Lukashenko remain in power for a sixth term, up until the end of 2021. REUTERS/ Stringer/ File photo
"The examination not only lays bare the violations inflicted on people trying to exercise their fundamental human rights, but highlights the inability of victims to access justice," Bachelet said in a statement. The violent crackdown on the massive protests that erupted after the 2020 election saw broad use of "unnecessary and disproportionate force," with at least 37,000 people detained between May 2020 and May 2021, the report said.
But in its statement Wednesday, the UN rights office said the number of people detained on what was believed to be politically motivated charges had swelled to 1,084 by March 4.
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