BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/12/2010

"Freedom House" calls West to renew sanctions against Lukashenko regime

American "Freedom House" human rights organization hails the joint statement released by the United States and European Union on the elections held in Belarus and calls on to restore sanctions against Minsk, if the local authorities fail to cease pressure against the opposition representatives, "Ria Novosti" news agency writes.

"If the government of Belarus fails to take fully restorative action in the next two weeks, the European Union should renew full sanctions against the Lukashenko regime, which had been suspended in 2008," Freedom House Executive Director David Kramer said.

It's worth reminding that earlier the United States and European Union released a joint statement referring to the detentions and attacks against opposition representatives in Belarus soon after the presidential elections.

Source:

http://www.panorama.am/en/law/2010/12/24/freedom-house/




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