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49.
China welcomed the comprehensive measures to enhance social protection and to
ensure that the elderly and others had an adequate standard of living.
50.
The Congo was concerned that conventions protecting the rights of migrant workers
had yet to be incorporated into national legislation.
51.
Costa Rica noted the progress made.
52.
Croatia identified the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression as the
most urgent issue.
53.
Singapore noted the adoption of legislation on trafficking in persons in 2012 and the
implementation of related policies.
54.
The Czech Republic made recommendations.
55.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea mentioned the considerable progress
made in the implementation of the recommendations from the first universal periodic
review.
56.
Belarus outlined the priorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The operations of
the police in detaining persons, using physical force, firearms and other means was strictly
regulated in law. Detained persons had the right to judicial examination of the legality of
their detention. The law also allowed people to submit complaints about the behaviour of
police officers; 6,000 such complaints had been received in 2014, which represented a 10
per cent reduction from 2013. After investigation, one in ten of the complaints had been
found to be justified and appropriate measures had been taken. Only five complaints had
been received concerning the unlawful use of force. The same trends in the statistics had
been seen from the start of 2015.
57.
Public prosecutors focused on preventing violations of the constitutional rights of
citizens as the best method of preventing human rights violations and the indicators showed
increased public confidence in the prosecutorial system. In cases of mass gatherings, the
prosecutors worked to ensure that public order was maintained and to protect the rights of
all citizens, not just that of participants. Prosecutors played an important role in preventing
illegal immigration, in the light of the threat of terrorism, and were also engaged in
monitoring the Internet to gather evidence on issues such as trafficking in human beings,
drug trafficking and threats to public order. They also thoroughly investigated all complains
of torture or inhuman treatment.
58.
The delegation outlined the policies of Belarus on the execution of sanctions,
including the legal framework, and noted that compulsory labour for prisoners did not
constitute forced labour under the terms of the conventions of the International Labour
Organization. Prison management authorities were open to cooperation with civil society
organizations, including international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and there
was a State system for oversight of penal institutions which also included judicial oversight.
NGOs could participate in the commissions for oversight and also had access to the
correctional institutions outside of the commission, as did religious organizations.
Furthermore, NGOs could participate in rehabilitation activities.
59.
Belarus had been cooperating with the United Nations human rights mechanisms
and had invited the special procedures to visit the country, but responses had not yet been
received. However, it did not support the mandates of the special procedures that violated
the Human Rights Council resolutions on institution-building. The political engagement of
certain mandate holders was not conducive to respectful dialogue and they had thus not
been invited. Belarus had cooperated actively with OHCHR and in 2011, the High
Commissioner had been invited to visit. Technical cooperation activities had been
undertaken and consultations on the possible creation of an Ombudsman had also included
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