Select committee: Foreign Affairs Committee
The situation in Belarus and the FCDO's response
Closed
Opened 8 Jun 2021
Closed 26 Apr 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Since August 2020 Belarus has experienced a disputed election that has led to unprecedented public protest. The response of the Lukashenka regime has been mass detention of protesters and repression of the media. There have been multiple allegations of human rights abuse. In the last month a Ryanair flight was re-directed to Minsk culminating in the arrest of a prominent journalist and his partner. The FAC is holding a one-off evidence session into the current situation in Belarus with the intention of making recommendations to the FCDO of further action.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 8 June 2021.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 15 June 2021
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary on the situation in Belarus, dated 01/07/2021 and 22/06/20217 July 2021, Correspondence
- Foreign Affairs Committee15 June 2021, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2021 |
Foreign Affairs Committee
Andrius Kubilius MEP · European Parliament,
Dr Nigel Gould-Davies · International Institute for Strategic Studies,
Philippe Joseph Sands, QC · University College London,
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,
Victoria Fedorova · Belarusian Human Rights NGO
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrius Kubilius MEP · Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs | European Parliament | 1 |
| Dr Nigel Gould-Davies · Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia | International Institute for Strategic Studies | 1 |
| Philippe Joseph Sands, QC · Professor of the Public Understanding of Law, Faculty of Laws | University College London | 1 |
| Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | Not recorded | 1 |
| Victoria Fedorova · Head of Legal Initiative | Belarusian Human Rights NGO | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2021 | Not recorded | Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary on the situation in Belarus, dated 01/07/2021 and 22/06/2021 |