UN Resolution Draft Denouncing Human Rights Violations in Belarus Passed
22.11.2007.
Tags: international organizations.
Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Particularly, the document states continuing arrests and pressure on Belarusian journalists. Its drafters remind Belarusian authorities about political opponents’ disappearance, namely the 2000 case of Dzmitry Zavadski, and urge Belarusian officials to put an end to intimidating independent media outlets.
The Belarusian side, in its turn, called the resolution "an anti-Belarusian propaganda leaflet". This position was voiced on November, 22 by Andrej Papou, Belarusian MFA press-secretary, at a briefing for journalists.
According to the UN News Centre, the draft was submitted by the USA joined by Australia, the EU, Israel, Canada, Switzerland and Japan. Sixty-eight states backed up the resolution, thirty-two members voted against it, while 76 countries abstained from voting. However, the draft was passed by the prevalence of positive over negative vote.
See also
06.08.2008 Committee to Protect Journalists urges President Lukashenka to reconsider repressive media law
11.07.2008 Human Rights Watch calls Prosecutor General to drop charges against Andrei Kim
10.07.2008 Brest: Yury Bakur complains to UN Human Rights Committee
10.07.2008 Belarusian Helsinki Committee becomes a partner of the Council of Europe
08.07.2008 ‘Reporters Without Borders’ oppose adoption of new law ‘On mass media’
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