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Belarus: UN experts warn of torture, suicide attempts, deaths and reprisals in custody

20 April 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over allegations of prolonged incommunicado detention and detention conditions at a Navapolatsk Correctional Colony in Belarus. “Information we have received indicates deeply alarming detention...

UN experts alarmed by law targeting LGBT, women’s rights advocates and independent voices in Belarus

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15 April 2026, GENEVA – Legislation penalising information perceived as “promoting” consensual same-sex relations, healthcare for transgender persons or reproductive autonomy that was recently adopted in Belarus will institutionalise discrimination and significantly...