UN experts on Monday urged Belarus to lift current restrictions that limit women convicted of extremism from contacting their children.

Women in these circumstances are denied direct communication with their children and are allowed to correspond only every two-to-three months. In-person visits and phone calls are systematically prohibited. Experts emphasized that these limitations are disproportionate, not only under the international law, but also against the best interests of the child, as such deprivation can cause severe psychological harm and broader complications for family life.

“We urge Belarus to immediately allow for regular, including in-person communication between mothers deprived of liberty and their children, taking into account the best interests of the child,” the rep

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