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Analysis of Counter-Extremism and Anti-Nazism Laws in Belarus
PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 2021
Анализ законодательства Республики Беларус о противодействии экстримизму и недопущении реабилитации нацизма
В мае 2021 года парламент Беларуси принял законы об экстремизме и о предотвращении реабилитации нацизма. По мнению белорусских экспертов, эти законы предназначены для подавления протестов и наказания любого лица, которое протестует против сфальсифицированных результатов президентских выборов в Августе 2020 года, во время которых Александр Лукашенко незаконно объявил свою победу над Светланой Тихановской. Этот анализ показывает, что многие положения этих законов действительно противоречат нормам международного права и хорошей практике.
Analysis of the Laws of the Republic of Belarus on Countering Extremism and Prevention of the Rehabilitation of Nazism
In May 2021, the parliament of Belarus adopted laws on Extremism and on Prevention of Rehabilitation of Nazism. According to Belarus experts, these laws are designed to suppress protest activities and penalize any person who protested against the fraudulent results of the August 2020 presidential elections, during which Alyaksandr Lukashenko unlawfully claimed victory over Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya. This analysis reveals that many provisions of these laws, indeed, contradict international law and best practice.
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