Country News

Short articles covering a specific situation in a country of origin. Most often reporting on specific human rights abuses or conflict situations.

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Opposition 5
Persecution based on political opinion 6
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Belarus: UN expert decries Government's return to mass violence against peaceful protestors 28 March 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Violations of freedom of expression and the media continue in Belarus – UN rights expert 28 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Belarus: Smooth-looking polls 'lipstick measures on face of violations,' says UN rights expert 15 September 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
'Permission-based' public life regime has nearly paralyzed civic freedoms in Belarus – UN expert 21 June 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
At Crime Commission, UN official urges stepped-up responses to curb human trafficking 25 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Belarus: execution shows 'callous disdain' for international human rights law – UN experts 13 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
'Dismal' human rights situation in Belarus unchanged after election, UN expert warns 9 February 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
UN rights expert urges 'broad reform' of oppressive media governance in Belarus 6 November 2015 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Belarus election 'neither free nor fair,' says UN human rights expert 13 October 2015 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
'No sign of improvement' for human rights in Belarus, warns UN expert 24 December 2014 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News

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