10.2. intensify dialogue with Belarusian democratic forces by appointing Special Representatives to Belarusian democratic forces;

10.3. step up support to the activities of the Council of Europe Contact Group on co-operation with Representatives of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society;

10.4. provide technical support and expertise for the development of democratic tools and resources for the Belarusian democratic forces and civil society;

10.5. set up or support programmes aimed at assisting Belarusian victims of violence, repression and torture;

10.6. facilitate entry and stay in safe and dignified conditions for Belarusian citizens who flee the Lukashenka regime, in line with the Assembly Resolution 2499 (2023) “Addressing the specific challenges faced by the Belarusians in exile”; take measures to help them preserve their language, culture and identity; and refrain from returning them to Belarus as long as they are at risk of persecution;

10.7. maximise pressure on the Lukashenka regime by diplomatic means as well as by strengthening efforts to implement an effective system of sanctions;

10.8. maintain unity in addressing international threats posed by the Lukashenka regime, and in particular in responding to the weaponisation of migration;

10.9. continue to differentiate between the Lukashenka regime and the people of Belarus and avoid, in so far as possible, that sanctions against the former negatively impact the latter;

10.10. take into account in their policies towards the ruling regime in Belarus the International Labour Organization (ILO) resolution of 12 June 2023 concerning the measures recommended by the Governing Body under article 33 of the ILO Constitution on the subject of Belarus.

11. Reiterating its Resolution 2372 (2021) “Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investigation”, with a view to establishing accountability of the Lukashenka regime for violations of human rights and international law, the Assembly:

11.1. welcomes efforts and initiatives by international organisations, human rights defenders, and civil society representatives on the ground for the collection, verification, and preservation of documentation and evidence of serious human rights violations perpetrated in Belarus during and after the August 2020 presidential elections, and states its support for the International Accountability Platform for Belarus and its further strengthening;

11.2. welcomes initiatives to assess the condition of political prisoners and provide aid to them, and encourages continued efforts to gain access to detainees, including by the International Committee of the Red Cross;

11.3. calls on Council of Europe member States to support ongoing international efforts for accountability, including through the establishment of a system of accountability for the crimes and human rights violations committed against the Belarusian people, and by exercising universal jurisdiction provided for in their criminal legislation or, where applicable, by introducing this possibility into their legislation;

11.4. calls on Council of Europe member States to explore options for how the Lukashenka regime can be held accountable for its involvement in the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine;

11.5. recalling the full commitment of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavík to fighting the impunity of perpetrators of the forcible transfer of children from Ukraine, calls on Council of Europe member States to support the investigations of the Office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General into the role of Belarus in forced transportations of children, and the investigations of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in connection with the alleged war crimes of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from or to the temporarily and illegally controlled or occupied areas of Ukraine.

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