Belarus: Next steps toward accountability at the Human Rights Council Video

The full recording of “Belarus: Next steps toward accountability at the Human Rights Council”, a side event hosted ahead of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council is now available to watch on the  Human Rights House Foundation YouTube channel. This event was organized by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to UN Office at Geneva and Human Rights House Foundation.

The OHCHR Examination of Belarus was created by Human Rights Council Resolution 46/20 in March 2021, following widespread, serious human rights violations in Belarus in the context of the Presidential election in Belarus in 2020. The OHCHR Examination is due to report to the HRC during the 49th session, and this event preceding the session provided an update on the human rights situation and focus on the Council’s next steps in the accountability process.

Co-sponsored by Belarusian Human Rights House and the Permanent Missions to the UN Office at Geneva of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Germany, Japan, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.