Group of Independent Experts on the human rights situation in Belarus to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
Through resolution A/HRC/RES/55/27 on 4 April 2024, the Human Right Council established, for a renewable period of one year, a group of three independent experts on the situation of human rights in Belarus, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council.
The group of experts will build on the work of and follow up on the findings in the reports of the Special Rapporteur and the reports of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, prepared with the assistance of experts appointed pursuant to Council resolution 46/20 of 24 March 2021 and special procedure mandate holders.
The Human Rights Council requested the Group of Experts to:
- Provide an oral update on its work followed by an interactive dialogue at its fifty-seventh session, in September-October 2024.
- Submit a comprehensive report at its fifty-eighth session, in February-April 2025, including in an easy-to-read version and in an accessible format, to be followed by an interactive dialogue.
