UN committee to examine Belarusian pro-democracy activist's complaint
The
UN Committee of the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has registered
an appeal by Inha Abramava, a Brest-based pro-democracy activist. Abramava send
the appeal to the committee a year ago, BelaPAN reported.
In
particular, she complained about the lack of privacy as male guards could watch
her as she was using the toilet. Human rights defenders say that this is the
first complaint about discrimination against women in
