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After showdown, UN rights body OKs more scrutiny of Belarus

by Associated Press
| September 18, 2020 8:27 AM

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body on Friday passed a resolution backed by the European Union seeking quick and enhanced scrutiny of alleged violations in Belarus by authorities under President Alexander Lukashenko, after rejecting efforts to squelch speakers and water down the text.

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