The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a part of the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures, has issued a conclusion on the case of the Belarusian political prisoner Aliaksandr Kashpul.

June 5, 2025, Geneva. An action of solidarity with the independent trade union of Belarus took place in the Nations Square in front of the UN building. Under the slogan “Bring Freedom of Association Back to Belarus!”, the participants demanded to stop the repressions without delay, release all imprisoned union leaders, and restore workers’ right to freedom of association.

A coalition of Belarusian human rights organizations and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) has submitted a comprehensive report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The document outlines a wide range of systemic labor rights violations — from the liquidation of independent trade unions to forced labor and discrimination. The authors urge the United Nations and the ILO to intensify pressure on the Belarusian authorit

The UN Human Rights Committee found the Belarusian Government guilty of violating the right to peaceful assembly of three independent union

Within the framework of the 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva, the Committee on Application of Standards held a special sittin

Today, Place des Nations in Geneva saw a protest action intended to draw attention to the fates of dozens of trade union activists suffering

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has found violations of the rights to peaceful assembly and free expression of opinion of Hen

Human Rights House in partnership with the European Union and international civil society organizations will hold an event in parallel of th

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the Belarusian government to stop the systematic repression of those considered