Rights groups call on UN HRC to create accountability mechanism for Belarus Women in black and with tape over their mouths hold white roses during a demonstration against the conviction of a doctor and journalist Katyarina Barisevich over the disclosure of a protester’s medical records, Minsk, Belarus, 2 March 2021, STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images "The international community cannot remain passive in the face of the refusal of dialogue and the intensification of repression by Mr Lukashenko’s regime. New diplomatic weapons are needed to stop the continuing violations of human rights and press freedom” - EFJ This statement was originally published on europeanjournalists.org on 10 March 2021.