February 7th Is the Last Day for Filing Complaints to the HRC Against Belarus

The UN Secretary General has registered Belarusian note of denunciation of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The aforementioned actions were carried out on 8 November 2022. Thus, the deadline for Belarusians to submit complaints to the Human Rights Committee (HRC) is February 7, 2023.

Therefore, an important piece of information for those drafting complaints against Belarus to the HRC: they must be sent before 23:59 CET on February 7, 2023. Complaints sent after that date will not be registered.