Human rights mission calls on Belarusian authorities to provide explanations regarding foreign travel ban list
The Observation Mission of the International Committee for
Monitoring the Human Rights Situation in Belarus has called on the
Belarusian authorities to provide explanations regarding their list of
dissidents banned from foreign trips.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Mission expresses “deep concern” about the blacklist.
The
authorities should formally notify all citizens targeted by the ban,
investigate every case, remove from the blacklist those who have been
placed on it illegally or by mistake, as well as allow the people to
appeal against the restriction on their freedom of movement, says the
Mission.
It has called on other OSCE member states and
international organizations to pay special attention to the human rights
situation in Belarus and take efficient and prompt measures to address
it.
International and national human rights and other
organizations in the OSCE region should increase their presence in
Belarus to help defend human rights and restore the rule of law in the
country, the Mission adds.
