The event aims to explore and highlight available inter-state mechanisms for addressing the situation in Belarus. The objective of the event is to raise awareness of individual experts/representatives of organizations and/or governmental agencies on the existing legal instruments available for States who are monitoring the crisis in Belarus and who are considering possibilities to proceed with legal remedies to stop further human rights violations that pose a threat to a сommon peace and security.
During the discussion, arguments pro et contra will be presented on the basis of the available legal instruments on inter-state accountability as well as on analyses of existing legal and diplomatic practice.
The event will take place via the Zoom platform on March 4, at 1:30-3:30 PM CET (Brussels) / 2:30-4:30 PM (Vilnius time) / 3:30-5:30 PM (Minsk time).
Interpretation between English and Russian languages will be available.
Among our distinguished guests, the event will be attended by:
- Dr. Mantas Adomėnas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
- Dr. Wolfgang Benedek, OSCE Moscow Mechanism Rapporteur, Professor Emeritus of international law, University of Graz, Austria
- Dr. Anaïs Marin, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
- Dr. Alexander Vashkevich, Professor of the European Humanity University
- Mr. Garry Pogoniailo, Head of Legal Committee at the Belarusian Helsinki Committee
- Mr. Jeremy McBride, attorney, Great Britain / France
- Mr. Igor Zubov, international lawyer, Belarus / Netherlands.
Moderator: Dr. Liudmila Ulyashyna, EHU Centre of the Constitutionalism and Human Rights.
