Annex 2: Terms of Reference

Country Context

  • State structure and governance

  • Key political developments, including the 2020 protests

  • Legal framework and state practices affecting civic space
  • Human rights situation

  • Legal context

  • Politically motivated prosecutions

  • Extremism and terrorism charges and relevant official lists

  • Law enforcement and system of justice
  • Structure and practices of the security apparatus

  • State surveillance, including of persons abroad

  • Treatment of individuals returning to Belarus, including border measures

  • Court system and prosecution

  • Fair trial guarantees

  • Trials in absentia

  • Detention conditions and treatment of political prisoners

  • Treatment of certain profiles and groups of the population
  • Political opposition and people expressing dissent

  • Protesters

  • Journalists and media workers

  • Human rights defenders and lawyers

  • Former political prisoners

  • Family members of (perceived) government critics