Evidence of Lukashenko's Crimes Collected by NAU Submitted to the ICC
- Mar 27
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From October 2024 to February 2025, the National Anti-Crisis Management (NAM) collected, systematized, and submitted evidence of crimes against humanity committed by representatives of Lukashenko's regime to a group of human rights organizations for the preparation of an appeal to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This evidence includes hundreds of documented public statements by regime representatives, information on the number of refugees (including data from Poland’s Ministry of Internal Affairs), and other necessary materials.
On March 20, 2025, a group of six Belarusian and international civil society organizations — including the Center for Global Justice and Human Rights "M.A.R.A.", the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Human Rights Center "Viasna", the International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, and Human Constanta — submitted evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed by Belarusian authorities to the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC.
The submission of information to the ICC Prosecutor’s Office was carried out in accordance with Article 15 of the Rome Statute and considering the initiation of the preliminary examination of the Belarusian situation by the Prosecutor’s Office.
It is worth noting that the preliminary examination at the ICC was initiated following the submission of the Belarusian case by the Government of Lithuania on September 30, 2024. Within this case, crimes against humanity allegedly committed by representatives of Lukashenko's regime are being investigated, including those committed outside Belarus and within the territories of Rome Statute member states. In particular, deportation and persecution are considered crimes against humanity.
The potential victims of deportation include all civilians who were forced to leave Belarus due to an atmosphere of fear, terror, and persecution and had no genuine choice to remain in the country.
The victims of transnational persecution are individuals who have been severely deprived of their fundamental rights, such as the right to a fair trial, dignity, security, property, access to public services, freedom of assembly and association, and citizenship. Potential victims of this crime include individuals subjected to the so-called "special proceedings" as well as those who have been effectively denied access to notarial services and the renewal of Belarusian passports.
"The National Anti-Crisis Management will continue collecting evidence to facilitate the transition to a full-fledged investigation of the Belarusian situation by the ICC Prosecutor’s Office. We will do everything in our power to ensure accountability for crimes committed against the Belarusian people", emphasized NAM head Pavel Latushka.
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