A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Belarusian government to stop targeting independent trade unions and comply with international labour standards.

The experts — a group of five Special Rapporteurs — called on Belarus to cooperate with the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to protect the rights of trade union leaders and members:

Belarus must end the repression of independent trade unionists, who are also recognised as human rights defenders. The country must immediately release all trade union leaders and members imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of expression, assembly and association.

According to the experts, Belarus has shut down independent unions, labeled them “extremist organizations” and prosecuted members under national s

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