24/03/2021 (Agence Europe) – 19 countries, including 13 EU Member States, gave their political support to the creation of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus on Wednesday 24 March. “The International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) has taken on the responsibility of the collection, consolidation, verification and preservation of information, documentation and evidence of serious violations of international human rights law committed in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath”, the 19 states said in a joint statement. “The IAPB will carry out its work and functions independently and impartially”, they promised. They encouraged the Belarusian authorities to cooperate with the IAPB. See the press release: https://bit.ly/3d7xBUt (CG)