Belarus - Universal Periodic Review - Gender-based Violence Against Women and Girls - April 2025
Country: Belarus
Partners: The Belarusian Coalition of Organizations, Initiatives and Activists against gender-based and domestic violence
Issues: Women's Rights
Mechanism: Universal Periodic Review
Report Type: Stakeholder Report
Belarus is not in compliance with its human rights obligations toward women in all their diversities (hereinafter “all women”) and specifically has failed on its obligations to protect, prosecute, and prevent gender-based violence throughout the years. This report recommends Belarus adopt several key recommendations to ensure better protection and prevention for all women. These steps, among other things, include (1) adopting comprehensive legislation to address gender-based violence against women and girls (GBVAW), especially concerning domestic violence (DV); (2) eliminating barriers and stereotypes that impede victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence from seeking and obtaining support and justice; (3) developing and implementing services that adequately address the necessities of victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence; and (4) ensuring accurate data is collected and divulgated.
The current report is based on the Shadow report on Domestic Violence Problem in Belarus
submitted by the Belarusian Coalition of the organizations, initiatives and activists
against gender-based and domestic violence to the 90th session of the United Nations
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
