Belarus pressured over rights abuses
Renewed calls for long-time president to quit as the country faces mounting challenges.
Published On 4 Jun 2011
Belarus is coming under increasing pressure to improve its standards of democracy following widespread allegations of human-rights abuses.
Meanwhile, as the country battles a growing economic crisis, there are renewed calls for Alexander Lukashenko, the Central European country’s long-time president, to resign.
Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from Minsk.
Source: Al Jazeera