UN experts say Belarus justice system used to target Lukashenko opponents

The experts say courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities work together to silence real or perceived government critics.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026United Nations experts have found that Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress government critics through arrests, imprisonment, and surveillance since 2020.In a report to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council this week, the independent experts said courts, police, security services, prosecutors, and prison authorities had worked together to silence real or perceived opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘A concession to Zelenskyy’s ultimatum’: Ukraine’s triumph over Belaruslist 2 of 4Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pactlist 3 of 4Putin and Lukashenko monitor joint Russia-Belarus nuclear exerciseslist 4 of 4UK, Canada impose sanctions on Belarus’s Lukashenkoend of listThe experts said they found “systematic” violations of international human rights obligations from arrest through to detention, conviction, and post-release supervision.They cited arbitrary ...