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Russia, Belarus Present First CIS Briefing on Global Human Rights
Russia, Belarus Present First CIS Briefing on Global Human Rights
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The foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia have for the first time reported in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the human rights situation in... 30.06.2026, Sputnik India
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Other CIS members fully understand the true value of human rights and how human rights have become a weapon of political pressure, she argued."We simply want to show that there are no ideal countries in the world. No one has a monopoly on human rights. The human rights violations that other sovereign states accuse Western countries of are all present in our joint report," the Belarusian diplomat said.Grigory Lukyantsev, director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights at the Russian Foreign Ministry, noted that despite Western countries' attempts to silence the report, Moscow knows that its findings were seen and studied.The Russian diplomat sees a "gigantic issue" in that the West is neglecting the lessons of the historical past and the results of World War 2.The CIS is a regional cooperation organization that was established following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its current members include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Turkmenistan as an associate member and Moldova, which has announced its intention to leave the organisation.
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Russia, Belarus Present First CIS Briefing on Global Human Rights
The foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia have for the first time reported in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the human rights situation in the world, head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry's Main Department for Multilateral Diplomacy, Irina Velichko, said on Tuesday.
"Today we are presenting the third joint report by the Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries. Although this is the third report, it is being presented within the CIS for the first time," Velichko said.
Other CIS members fully understand the true value of human rights and how human rights have become a weapon of political pressure, she argued.
"We simply want to show that there are no ideal countries in the world. No one has a monopoly on human rights. The human rights violations that other sovereign states accuse Western countries of are all present in our joint report," the Belarusian diplomat said.
Grigory Lukyantsev, director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights at the Russian Foreign Ministry, noted that despite Western countries' attempts to silence the report, Moscow knows that its findings were seen and studied.
"What's absolutely clear is that the entire range of human rights norms and standards is being violated. These include civil, political, economic, and social-cultural rights. This includes violations of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and violations of the right to freedom of expression. This also includes the problem of racial discrimination, intolerance, and religious intolerance, which has grown dramatically in recent years," Lukyantsev said.
The Russian diplomat sees a "gigantic issue" in that the West is neglecting the lessons of the historical past and the results of World War 2.
The CIS is a regional cooperation organization that was established following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its current members include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Turkmenistan as an associate member and Moldova, which has announced its intention to leave the organisation.
