Tag: Systematic crackdown
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‘Systematic crackdown’ ongoing in Belarus: UN rights chief
Geneva, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):The UN rights chief on Thursday accused Belarus of systematically repressing protests, and called for independent investigations into widespread torture allegations, in comments slammed by Minsk as “highly subjective”. Michelle Bachelet presented a damning report on Belarus to the UN Human Rights Council, warning that the crisis-wracked country’s “unprecedented” human rights situation…