Dozens of member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have invoked the so-called Vienna Mechanism to request answers from Belarus on “serious human rights violations and abuses” taking place in the country following a disputed presidential election in August 2020.
Protests in Belarus
RFE/RL: 35 OSCE countries demand answers from Belarus on ‘serious’ rights violations
Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally to protest against the Belarusian presidential election results and the killing of an opposition activist in Minsk on Nov. 15, 2020.
