The Belarusian authorities have suspended the work of an adviser to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Minsk, writes DW, citing the organization's High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet.

According to her, it was a " She also said that the human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate..

In March of this year, the UN Human Rights Council approved the creation of a group to investigate the events following the presidential elections in Belarus in August 2020.. The document stated that the UN Council is concerned about numerous episodes of torture, abduction, arbitrary detention and arrest, as well as intimidation of opposition representatives, journalists and human rights defenders..

The resolution called on UN Commissioner Michelle Bachelet to investigate episodes of human rights violations in Belarus with the help of experts, to collect and analyze information with evidence necessary to bring to justice the perpetrators..

“We must show support to the people of Belarus and bring to justice those responsible for gross violations of human rights in order to end the vicious circle of impunity,” said Rui Maceira, the representative of Portugal, which now rotates in the European bloc, on behalf of the EU..

The press secretary of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Anatoly Glaz then replied that the decision of the UN Human Rights Council contradicts the principles and norms of international law, as it was adopted by a minority of votes..