Europe to deal with thousands of stateless Belarusians next year – opposition politician

December 22, BPN. Europe may have to deal with thousands of stateless Belarusians next year, Pavieł Łatuška of the opposition’s transitional cabinet. told participants at a meeting on universal jurisdiction.

He cited politically-motivated trials in absentia and the new law allowing Belarusian authorities to strip people of their citizenship obtained by birth.

Łatuška urged governments of democratic countries and foreign diplomats to facilitate criminal proceedings under international universal jurisdiction and use the UN Convention Against Torture to bring Belarusian officials and security officers to justice for human rights abuses and torture.

Alaksandr Łukašenka’s regime feels its impunity while the violence in Belarus does not abate, the politician said. Crimes against Belarusians committed by the regime have no statute of limitations, he stressed.

The BYPOL association of former security forces continues to collect evidence of these crimes, added Alaksandar Azaraŭ who is currently in charge of the restoration of law and order at the opposition’s cabinet.