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Belarusian opposition members get invitation to PACE session
STRASBOURG, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarusian opposition and civil
society members will attend the spring session of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to be held in Strasbourg on March 11-15.
PACE Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Sinikka Hurskainen
(Finland, SOC), strongly condemned the continuing repression of civil
society, human rights defenders, independent media and political opponents in Belarus.
She expressed her deep concern about unfair and politically motivated
trials, allegations of torture in detention, the non-transparent
investigation into the events of December 19 and continuing confirmations of death sentences in Belarus.
Hurskainen also condemned the recent warning issued by the Belarus
Ministry of Justice against the Belarussian Helsinki Committee and
announced that the Political Affairs Committee had decided to consult the Venice Commission on its compatibility with international human rights standards.
society members will attend the spring session of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to be held in Strasbourg on March 11-15.
PACE Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Sinikka Hurskainen
(Finland, SOC), strongly condemned the continuing repression of civil
society, human rights defenders, independent media and political opponents in Belarus.
She expressed her deep concern about unfair and politically motivated
trials, allegations of torture in detention, the non-transparent
investigation into the events of December 19 and continuing confirmations of death sentences in Belarus.
Hurskainen also condemned the recent warning issued by the Belarus
Ministry of Justice against the Belarussian Helsinki Committee and
announced that the Political Affairs Committee had decided to consult the Venice Commission on its compatibility with international human rights standards.
