President of International Federation of Human Rights visits Minsk

The visit of the President of the International Federation of Human Rights Souhayr Belhassen to Minsk has started today. A human rights defender Ales Byalyatski informed ERB about it. According to him, the purpose of his visit is to assess the situation concerning human rights in Belarus. Ms. Belhassen plans to meet representatives of the authorities and the opposition.

Ales Byalyatskі: “She is planning to meet representatives of different Ministries, in particular, the Ministry of Foreign Affaires, Information, Justice and Internal Affairs. However, she has not received any agreement to conduct such meetings so she is meeting representatives of the part of the society whose rights are being violated today”.

Souhayr Belhassen’s visit will last till Thursday.