On the implementation of recommendations received by the Republic of Belarus during the third cycle of the UPR
Report prepared by a coalition of Belarusian human rights organisations: Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Belarusian Association of Journalists, Human Constanta, Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Lawtrend, Legal Initiative, Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, PEN Belarus, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, as well as Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers, Belarusian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Initiatives and Activists against Gender-based and Domestic Violence, Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions, environmental organisation “Ecohome”, Medical Solidarity Foundation (BYMEDSOL), under the overall coordination of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
The report was prepared by a coalition of Belarusian human rights organisations participating in the UPR procedure since its first cycle, with the involvement of other Belarusian NGOs to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the implementation of recommendations.
The civil society organizations that participated in the preparation of the report are open for communication and to provide additional information on the implementation of the recommendations. In case of questions, please contact [email protected].
Executive summary:
- Of the 266 recommendations received by Belarus in the third cycle, 14 were not assessed due to lack of sufficient information.
- Of the 252 recommendations assessed, only 2 are implemented, 24 are partially implemented and 226 are not implemented.
- Of the 9 recommendations accepted by Belarus, 6 are partially implemented and 3 were not assessed.
- Of the 124 recommendations accepted by Belarus as implemented, 2 are implemented, 17 are partially implemented, 94 are not implemented and 11 were not assessed.
- Of the 18 recommendations partially accepted by Belarus, 1 is partially implemented, 17 are not implemented.
- 4 recommendations accepted by Belarus as currently being implemented are not implemented.