{"id":162457,"date":"2025-10-31T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/162457\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-ranks-low-on-rule-of-law-index","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/162457\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus ranks low on Rule of Law Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus ranks 105th out of the 143 countries included in the World Justice Project\u2019s Rule of Law Index. A year ago, the country was in 106th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the index\u2019s authors, Belarus performs worst in terms of constraints on government powers, ranking 137th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country ranks 134th for government openness and 131st for fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhurnalisty_zaderzhanie_tutby_zamirovskij_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus among bottom three of Article 19 freedom of expression ranking<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 25, Pozirk. Belarus ranks 159th out of 161 countries in freedom of expression, said the international human rights organization Article 19. Only Nicaragua and North Korea are ranked below Belarus in the The Global Expression Report 2025. Russia ranked &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144197\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 31, Pozirk. Belarus ranks 105th out of the 143 countries included in the World Justice Project\u2019s Rule of Law Index. A year ago, the country was in 106th place. According to the index\u2019s authors, Belarus performs worst in terms of constraints on government powers, ranking 137th. 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