HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL takes up situation of HUMAN RIGHTS in BELARUS and CUBA

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL takes up situation of HUMAN RIGHTS in BELARUS and CUBA

June 12.- The Human Rights Council took up the situation of human rights in Belarus and Cuba in a midday meeting today, triggering numerous calls for the Council to abolish all country-specific mandates, while others urged the two countries to cooperate with the Council's Special Procedures.

Adrian Severin, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, said he had encountered for the third consecutive year the refusal of the Government of Belarus to cooperate. The present report proved once again that Belarus encountered dramatic problems with regards to the respect of its international human rights obligations. The Government continued to ignore recommendations made by Special Procedures, and outstanding reports were not forwarded to Committees. During 2006, the situation of human rights in Belarus had constantly deteriorated. Systematic violations of civil and political rights and the deprivation of citizens' right to effectively take part in the conduct of public efforts had continued to be observed.

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Christine Chanet, the Personal Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Cuba, said she had not had any contact with the Cuban authorities during the term of her mandate, in spite of her requests. She had, however, ascertained certain findings. Since the unprecedented wave of repression in 2003 the situation had not really improved. There had been other arrests in 2007 and she was concerned with the physical and mental condition of the detainees. These had been regarded as cases of arbitrary detention ...

During the interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in Belarus and in Cuba, there were numerous calls for the Council to abolish all its country specific mandates. Speakers said the mandates of the Experts were politically biased ...

[ full text: United Nations Office at Geneva]

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