⁍ The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus.
⁍ Russia, which does not have a vote as an observer, submitted 17 amendments to the resolution, but all were rejected.
⁍ The Council gave the office of U.N. rights boss Michelle Bachelet a mandate to closely monitor the situation in Belarus.
– The UN’s Human Rights Council has voted to launch a full-scale monitoring of human rights abuses in Belarus, despite Russia’s efforts to water them down, Reuters reports. The 47-member council rejected 17 amendments submitted by Russia, which does not have a vote as an observer. The resolution gives the office of UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet a mandate to “closely monitor the situation in Belarus and submit an oral report with recommendations by year-end,” according to the council president.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-un-rights-vote/un-approves-eu-resolution-on-monitoring-belarus-human-rights-idUSKBN2692CH