Adopted text
The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
TA-10-2024-0009 · P10_TA(2024)0009 · PE762.610
- Adopted in plenary on · Adopted 549–21–37 · See the decision →
- Full procedure 2024/2804
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The resolution demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons in Belarus, and expresses concern about their conditions.¶¶ It calls on the EU and its Member States to support prisoners and their families, broaden sanctions, and work towards accountability for the Lukashenka regime.¶¶¶
Key points
- Demands that Belarusian authorities immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons.¶
- Expresses utmost concern about the situation of named political prisoners, many held incommunicado, facing health problems, isolation, ill treatment and torture.¶
- Regrets that political prisoners could not benefit from recent release efforts and calls for intensified efforts to free them.¶
- Urges Belarusian authorities to respect detainees' human rights, provide information, medical treatment, and access for lawyers, family, and the Red Cross.¶
- Calls on the EU and Member States to support prisoners and families by requesting release, summoning ambassadors, simplifying visa procedures, and providing rehabilitation and financial support.¶
- Calls for the EU and Member States to broaden and strengthen sanctions against those responsible for repression in Belarus.¶
- Expresses concern about persecution in exile, including abuse of Interpol warrants, and calls on Serbia to refrain from extraditing journalist Andrei Hnyot.¶
- Calls for the EU and Member States to work towards holding the Lukashenka regime accountable and apply universal jurisdiction.¶
Who is affected
- Political prisoners in Belarus and their families, who are to be released and supported.¶¶
- Belarusian authorities, who are urged to respect human rights and release prisoners.¶
- EU and its Member States, called on to support prisoners, impose sanctions, and seek accountability.¶¶¶
- Serbia, called on to refrain from extraditing Belarusian journalist Andrei Hnyot.¶