Summary

The present report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 35/27. It is his concluding report after six years of serving as the Rapporteur. In the report, he warns, in detail, of the further deterioration of the right to freedom of expression, following recent legal changes that practically abolish the relative liberty of online communications. He also provides a general overview of the situation with regard to other rights. The Rapporteur welcomes the continuation of the mandate decided by the Human Rights Council in June and expresses his gratitude to the brave human rights community of Belarus, international civil society groups, the States represented in the Council and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their support which made his work possible.