Dunja Mijatović reacted to the lawlessness of the Belarusian authorities.
Harassment of journalists and human rights defenders in Belarus is unacceptable, said Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Dunja Mijatović, naviny.online reports. Harassment in Belarus through searches, arrests, and criminal prosecution of journalists and human rights defenders, including partners of the Council of Europe and the UN, is unacceptable, she wrote on Twitter. Freedom of expression, association, and assembly must be ensured in accordance with international human rights standards.
Earlier, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) demanded that the Belarusian authorities immediately stop persecuting representatives of the media and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). The statement was a reaction to a series of searches of the BAJ leaders and the organization s office, as well as in the homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists. EFJ calls on the