Belarus, backers seek to block speeches at UN rights body

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GENEVA — A representative of Belarus, backed by Russia, China and Venezuela, tried and failed to limit speeches as the UN’s top human rights body held an urgent debate Friday on alleged rights violations by Belarusian authorities under President Alexander Lukashenko. The president of the Human Rights Council put an end to the repeated interruptions...

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