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EP Resolution of 26 November 2020 European Parliament 2019-2024 TEXTS ADOPTED Provisional edition P9_TA-PROV(2020)0331 The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2020 on the continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka (2020/2882(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Belarus, in particular those of 17 September 2020 on the situation in Belarus1, of 4 October 2018 on the deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 972, of 19 April 2018 on Belarus3, of 6 April 2017 on the situation in Belarus4, and of 24 November 2016 on the situation in Belarus5, – having regard to its recommendation of 21 October 2020 to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) on relations with Belarus6, – having regard to the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2020, which was awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus on 22 October 2020, – having regard to the statement of the President of the European Parliament of 13 August 2020 and that of the leaders of the five political groups of 17 August 2020 on the situation in Belarus following the so-called presidential elections of 9 August 2020, – having regard to the European Council conclusions of 1 October 2020 and of 16 October 2020, and to the Council conclusions on Belarus of 12 October 2020, – having regard to the Council decision of 6 November 2020 to add 15 members of the Belarusian authorities, including Aliaksandr Lukashenka, to the list of sanctioned individuals, bringing the total number of Belarusians subject to a travel ban and asset 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0231. 2 OJ C 11, 13.1.2020, p. 18. 3 OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 100. 4 OJ C 298, 23.8.2018, p. 60. 5 OJ C 224, 27.6.2018, p. 135. 6 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0280. freeze to 59; having regard to the Council decision of 17 February 2020 to prolong the 2004 EU embargo on arms and on equipment that could be used for internal repression regarding Belarus1, – having regard to the main outcome of the extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of 14 August 2020 and the conclusions by the President of the European Council of 19 August 2020 on the situation in Belarus following the presidential elections of 9 August 2020, – having regard to the numerous recent declarations and statements by the VP/HR on Belarus, notably those of 11 August 2020 and 17 August 2020, and to the previous statements by the spokesperson of the European External Action Service (EEAS), in particular that of 13 November 2020 on the death of Raman Bandarenka, as well as those on the application of the death penalty in Belarus, – having regard to the statement by the VP/HR of 7 September 2020 on arbitrary and unexplained arrests and detentions on political grounds and to the declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union of 11 September 2020 on the escalation of violence and intimidation against members of the Coordination Council; having regard to the Joint Statement by the EU Delegation to Belarus on behalf of the EU Member States represented in Minsk, the British Embassy, the Embassy of Switzerland and the Embassy of the United States of America of 17 November 2020 on the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, – having regard to the UN statements on the situation in Belarus, in particular those of the UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights of 13 August 2020 and 19 November 2020 and of the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of 21 August 2020, 11 September 2020 and 13 November 2020, and those made during the urgent debate on the situation of human rights at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council of 18 September 2020, – having regard to the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus of 17 July 2020, and to the UN Human Rights Council resolution of 17 September 2020 on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath, – having regard to the OSCE Rapporteur’s Report under the Moscow Mechanism on Alleged Human Rights Violations related to the Presidential Elections of 9 August 2020 in Belarus of 5 November 2020, – having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to all human rights conventions to which Belarus is a party, – having regard to Rules 144(5) and 132(4) of its Rules of Procedure, A. whereas unprecedented peaceful protests and strikes continue in Belarus more than 100 days after they began, demonstrating the level of discontent and mobilisation of Belarusian society against the massive falsification of election results and the human rights violations perpetrated by the country’s autocratic regime; whereas the continued 1 OJ L 45, 18.2.2020, p. 3. protests peak during weekends in Marches of Unity, and the scale of the protests is unprecedented in the history of Belarus, with participants numbering in the hundreds of thousands; B. whereas the Belarusian authorities have reacted to the legitimate and peaceful protests with violence, repression, systematic intimidation, harassment, restrictions on fundamental freedoms, and inhumane treatment, including torture and sexual violence against people detained during protests, human rights defenders included; whereas human rights defenders have documented more than 500 cases of torture and ill- treatment, while several people are missing or have been found dead, including Alyaksandr Taraykouski, Konstantin Shishmakov, Artsyom Parukou, Alexander Vikhor and Gennady Shutov; whereas Belarus is the only country in Europe that still carries out capital punishment; C. whereas more than 25 000 Belarusians are estimated to have been detained at some point for protesting against the regime, both before and after the elections of 9 August 2020, including elderly persons, women and children; whereas most recently, on both 8 and 15 November 2020, more than 1 000 people were detained during ongoing peaceful protests; whereas there are over 125 political prisoners in Belarus; D. whereas Raman Bandarenka, a 31-year-old art teacher, was brutally beaten on the evening of 11 November 2020 by a group of plain-clothed, masked men reportedly with close ties to the Lukashenka regime; whereas Mr Bandarenka continued to be beaten in detention and after two hours was taken to hospital with head injuries from which he died the next day; whereas the authorities are trying to deflect responsibility by alleging that Mr Bandarenka was beaten by ‘concerned citizens’ and prosecuting the two whistle-blowers: a doctor and a journalist; E. whereas the Belarusian authorities failed to take immediate measures required by law to investigate the crime and more than 1 100 people commemorating Mr Bandarenka’s death were detained across Belarus in the ensuing days; whereas Orthodox and Catholic Church representatives received notification from the Investigation Committee of Belarus of a violation of the law due to their condemnation of the destruction of the memorial commemorating Raman Bandarenka by the security forces; F. whereas instead of bringing to justice those responsible for Raman Bandarenka’s death, the authorities are prosecuting those who are trying to find out the truth about the circumstances of his death; whereas the General Prosecutor’s Office of Belarus initiated a criminal case on 19 November 2020 under Article 178(3) of the Criminal Code of Belarus (‘Disclosure of a medical secret, resulting in grave consequences’); whereas Katsiaryna Barysevich, a journalist from the independent media organisation TUT.BY who wrote about the death of Raman Bandarenka, was subsequently arrested; G. whereas the Belarus Ministry of Interior Affairs released a statement on 12 October 2020 announcing its willingness to use live ammunition against protesters; whereas the authorities used stun grenades and pepper spray, fired rubber bullets directly at individuals and fired shots into the air at several protests; whereas there are constant transport and communication obstructions, in particular restrictions on access to the internet, as a way to prevent and disperse protests; H. whereas the Belarusian authorities are continuing their violent crackdown on independent Belarusian reporters and citizen journalists and engaging in deliberate attempts to hamper objective reporting; whereas on 15 November 2020 alone, 23 journalists reporting from the protests held in memory of Raman Bandarenka in different Belarusian cities were arrested; whereas foreign media and journalists are not allowed into Belarus; I. whereas a total of 390 journalists have been prosecuted during and following the election period, 77 of which have served short jail sentences of up to 15 days on administrative charges; whereas as of 23 November 2020, 14 journalists are being held behind bars on administrative or criminal charges, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists; J. whereas arbitrary detentions and arrests of journalists have often been accompanied by the use of force and resulted in damage to and the seizure of professional equipment, as well as the deleting of prepared video materials; whereas three female journalists have been injured by rubber bullets while carrying out their journalistic duties; K. whereas foreign correspondents who arrived to cover the elections were denied accreditation; whereas on 2 October 2020, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry cancelled the accreditation of all foreign journalists in the country, describing the move as part of a reform of the country’s regulations and procedures for the media; L. whereas Belarusian children are targets of repression, as their parents are being threatened with losing custody for taking part in protests; M.
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