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Top U.N. human rights body to monitor Belarus

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to examine abuses from Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown over a disputed presidential election.

By Arete News - September 18, 2020

Mass protests in Belarus against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko (AN/Franak Viačorka)

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