News on the topic: Anaïs Marin
27.10.2023 UN expert: Belarus misuses counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to stifle dissent
Anaïs Marin made a statement in her report to the General Assembly.
05.07.2023 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: “Human rights situation in Belarus is catastrophic”
Anaïs Marin, presented her new report at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
18.10.2022 Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus
Anaïs Marin's account of a co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
26.08.2022 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus report: “Hostile environment is used as a powerful tool to compel people to leave”
The UN website has published the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin.
16.11.2021 Viasna alerts UN Special Rapporteurs to violations of detainees’ rights in Zeltser case
Acting on behalf of the detainees in the “Zeltser case”, human rights defenders of Viasna wrote to several UN Special Rapporteurs on the issue of cruel and inhuman treatment after their arrest and during detention in Žodzina pre-trial prison No. 8.
26.10.2021 Women in Belarus paying heavy price for standing up for human rights – UN expert
Belarus denies women many rights and freedoms guaranteed by international human rights law, and is subjecting women activists to enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and even exile, a human rights expert told the UN General Assembly.
05.07.2021 "International community must work together to force authorities to respect human rights". HRC holds interactive dialogue on Belarus
On July 5, at the 47th session of the UN Council on Human Rights, the issue of Belarus was raised during an interactive dialogue where the Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin presented her regular report.
27.10.2020 Establishing independent judicial system should top the agenda for future reforms, says UN expert
The UN's human rights expert on Belarus called on the Government to promptly stop repressing its own people and establish an independent judicial system as a way to overcome the current political crisis in the country.
18.10.2019 Lack of reforms and contempt for fundamental freedoms in Belarus raise concerns ahead of elections, says UN expert
The overall environment in Belarus remains hostile to dissident opinions and unduly restricts civil and political rights, says UN expert Anaïs Marin.
13.07.2019 UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of Special Rapporteur on Belarus
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted in favor of a resolution to extend for a period of one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus.
03.07.2019 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: “Too many issues ignored for too long”
On June 2, Anaïs Marin, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation with human rights in Belarus, presented her first report on the human rights situation in the country at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
