On Tuesday 26 October, the EU ambassador to Belarus, Dirk Schuebel, told MEPs in the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs that while discussions were focussing on the migratory pressure from Belarus, the human rights situation in the country should not be forgotten.
“Many people talk about migration - it makes the headlines - but the most important problem is the human rights situation”, explained the ambassador, who in late June was given just 48 hours to leave the...