Urges the Government of Belarus: (a) to bring the electoral process and legislative framework into line with international standards; (b) to cease politically motivated prosecution, harassment and intimidation of political opponents; (c) to respect the rights to freedom of speech; (d) to suspend from their duties officials implicated in any case of enforced disappearance, summary execution and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (e) to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the mistreatment and detention of domestic and foreign journalists in connection with the election of 19 March 2006 and post-election demonstrations; (f) to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief; (g) to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the mistreatment, arbitrary arrest and incarceration of civic and political activists leading up to and following the presidential election of Mar. 2006; (h) to carry out all other steps called for by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 2005/13.

Adopted 72-32-69, 81st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.