The UCC welcomes today’s imposition of sanctions by Canada’s Department of Global Affairs on Belarusian officials responsible for the systemic and violent violation of the human rights of the Belarusian people.
To see the announcement from the Department of Global Affairs, please click here: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/09/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-belarusian-officials.html
The UCC has advocated for sanctions against the Belarusian regime of self-declared “president” Lukashenko since the fraudulent election in Belarus in August. To read the letter from the UCC and partner organizations to Foreign Minister Champagne, please click here: https://www.ucc.ca/2020/08/13/ucc-and-partners-write-to-canadas-minister-of-foreign-affairs-on-belarus/