Recommendation
1658 (2004)1
Persecution of
the press in the Republic of Belarus
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe refers to
its Resolution Resolution 1372
(2004)
on the persecution of
the press in the Republic of Belarus and recommends that the Committee of
Ministers of the Council of Europe:
i. take into account this resolution when deciding on action
concerning Belarus;
ii. forward this resolution to the
governments of member states and Observer states and request them to support
in their bilateral relations with Belarus the fulfilment of the catalogue of
requirements contained in this resolution with regard to freedom of the
media;
iii. encourage member states to provide objective and
impartial broadcasting programmes and print and Internet publications aimed
specifically at the Belarusian public.
1.
Assembly debate
on 28 April
2004 (12th Sitting) (see Doc. 10107,
report of the Political Affairs Committee, rapporteur: Mr Pourgourides; and
Doc. 10165,
opinion of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, rapporteur: Ms
Muttonen).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 28 April 2004 (12th Sitting).
