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Analysis in English on Belarus about Protection and Human Rights; published on 27 May 2024 by HRW
Justice Ministry exercises full control over the legal profession; human rights lawyers face arrest, imprisonment, arbitrary revocation of licences and harassment.
Belarusian authorities have unrolled systematic and widespread repression targeting lawyers who represent clients in politically motivated cases or who shed light on rights abuses, Human Rights Watch, the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers, and the Right to Defence Project said in a report released today.