Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Speech at the UN Side Event

On February 18, 2021, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the UN Side Event. “We gathered today because the human rights situation in Belarus is critical. And it is getting worse day by day. When we think that a new low point has been reached, a new wave of human rights abuses overwhelms Belarus. If we look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, almost every single right spelled out has been violated by the Belarusian government. There are 255 political prisoners in Belarusian prisons today, with over 1000 people targeted by criminal cases during the election campaign and the post-election period. We call for their immediate and unconditional release“.