Belarus rights record under fire at UN

[WorldNews]

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Belarus faced harsh criticism Monday at a UN review of its rights record, with diplomats decrying an "atmosphere of intimidation" and urging the country to ensure free and fair elections. Gathered at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, diplomats called on Belarus, which rights groups have dubbed Europe's last dictatorship, to release all political prisoners and to halt executions. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 60, has been in power for more than two decades and is eyeing another term after November elections. Belarus representative to the UN in Geneva Mikhail Khvostov insisted that much has been done to ensure that the elections will be conducted "calmly, honestly, transparently".

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