UN independent experts investigating Belarus's human rights record since 2020 released a report to the UN Human Rights Council finding that Belarusian state institutions have systematically used the justice system—including courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities—to arrest, prosecute, imprison, and surveil government critics and perceived opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko. The experts documented violations including arbitrary arrests, torture, denial of legal safeguards, closed trials, and continued harassment of detainees.
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- aljazeera.comINDEP
- devdiscourse.comUNCLASSIFIED
- taipeitimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
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- reuters.comBelarus using justice system to silence Lukashenko critics, say UN expertsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-16T13:34:26
- aljazeera.comUN experts say Belarus justice system used to target Lukashenko opponentsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-16T13:34:26
- devdiscourse.comBelarus Turns Justice System Into Tool of Repression, UN Experts SayScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-16T13:34:26
- taipeitimes.comBelarus criminal justice system ‘weaponized’: UNScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-16T13:34:26
Carried by multiple outlets
- UN independent experts found that Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress government critics through arrests, imprisonment, and surveillance since 2020.aljazeera.com, devdiscourse.com, taipeitimes.com
- Courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities worked together to silence government critics or perceived opponents.aljazeera.com, devdiscourse.com
- The experts found systematic violations of international human rights obligations from arrest through detention, conviction, and post-release supervision.aljazeera.com, devdiscourse.com
- The report was to be presented to or was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.aljazeera.com, devdiscourse.com, taipeitimes.com
- People labeled as government critics are frequently detained by plainclothes officers without warrants, subjected to violence, and denied access to lawyers.devdiscourse.com, taipeitimes.com
- The expert group was created to investigate violations in Belarus since 2020.devdiscourse.com, taipeitimes.com
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Reported by one outlet only
- The report cited arbitrary arrests, torture, denial of legal safeguards, closed trials, and continued harassment of former detainees.only aljazeera.com
- Patterns of violations described in the report continue to the present day.only aljazeera.com
- The findings describe persecution that reaches beyond prison walls, affecting families, driving people into exile and sending a warning across society about the personal cost of speaking out.only devdiscourse.com
- The report examines the conduct of law enforcement agencies, security services, prosecutors and courts since 1 May 2020.only devdiscourse.com
- Accounts describe beatings, forced stress positions and threats against relatives, with detainees pressured into recording humiliating 'repentance' videos.only devdiscourse.com
- The expert group was created in April 2024.only taipeitimes.com



