Het rapport van de Commissie Cultuur, Wetenschap, Onderwijs en Media over de stand van zaken in Europa tav mediavrijheid veroordeelt Wit-Rusland scherp en eist onder meer onderzoek naar de dood van Oleg Bebenin en Dmitry Zavadsky.
Zie: rapport PACE
Citaten uit rapport over Wit-Rusland
12. The Assembly condemns the persistent and systematic violation of media freedom in the Republic of Belarus and reminds its government of its obligations under Articles 9, 19 and 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. With Belarus being a candidate country for membership of the Council of Europe and a party to the European Cultural Convention, the acquis of the Council of Europe, including the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, constitutes a relevant frame of reference for the authorities in Belarus. In this context, the Assembly welcomes the new establishment by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus, and invites the Special Rapporteur to co-operate with the relevant committees of the Assembly.
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