»We are very excited that Andrea Huber will head International Accountability Platform for Belarus and our ongoing efforts to secure justice for the victims of human rights violations in Belarus«, says Rasmus Grue Christensen, CEO at DIGNITY.
International Accountability Platform for Belarus was established in 2021 by DIGNITY, Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna, International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus, and REDRESS. In addition, several other Belarusian and international organizations are involved in the platform’s work.
They work together to ensure that evidence of gross human rights violations is collected, verified, analyzed, and preserved so it can be used by national and international accountability bodies in proceedings against the perpetrators.
The new head of the platform comes from a position as Head of the Human Rights Department at OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and has worked with human rights since she obtained her Master’s Degree in Law from University of Vienna in 1997.
»I’m very honored to be joining the International Accountability Platform, which I believe sets a new standard for this field of work. It sets a precedent for documenting and analyzing evidence and making it accessible for both prosecution and preservation« says Andrea Huber.
»The scale and systematic pattern of the human rights violations in Belarus is exceptional, and it is of utmost importance that the international community does not let these violations go unpunished. «
Andrea Huber will join International Accountability Platform for Belarus on the 15th of August 2024, and she will be based in Vienna, Austria.
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INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLATFORM FOR BELARUS (IABP)
DIGNITY leads the work of the IAPB platform, which collects, verifies, and preserves evidence of possible international crimes committed by the Belarusian authorities and others in the run-up to and after the 2020 presidential elections. IAPB cooperates with, among others, the UN and national prosecutors investigating gross human rights violations in Belarus.
DIGNITY – DANISH INSTITUTE AGAINST TORTURE
DIGNITY is an international human rights and development organization that has been working for a world free from torture and violence since 1982. DIGNITY prevents torture and violence, treats traumatized victims, and helps document serious human rights violations so that those responsible can be brought to justice.
