{"id":124888,"date":"2025-02-04T19:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124888\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"un-womens-rights-panel-discusses-belarusian-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124888\/","title":{"rendered":"UN women’s rights panel discusses Belarusian political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 4, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women has heard that Belarus is violating women’s rights, as its Constitution fails to offer robust protections against discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Civil society activists told <\/a>the committee on Monday that “at least 139 women were political prisoners in Belarus. They lacked access to healthcare and were persistently ill-treated. Imprisoned women faced forced labor and modern forms of slavery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If women refused to work, they were put in ‘cages of shame’ and forced to stand outside for several hours. Women prisoners earned between five and 10 euros per month and faced harsh penalties for not meeting quotas.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expert body also learned about restrictions on women’s rights to education and healthcare. Their access to justice is limited due to the persecution of female human rights defenders. Female activists have been falsely labeled as terrorists despite their peaceful intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When domestic violence cases were reported to the police, officers looked into the political activities of the victims. Victims and aggressors were invited together to meetings with the authorities, which contributed to impunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belarus votes against UN human rights resolutions<\/h3>\n
December 18, Pozirk. Belarus will vote against all United Nations' country resolutions that use \u201cdouble standards in the field of human rights,\u201d Belarusian diplomat Ihar Pilipienka told the 79th session of the UN General Assembly yesterday. This approach will also …<\/div>\n \n