BELARUS FREES NOBEL LAUREATE BIALIATSKI IN SWAP FOR US SANCTIONS RELIEF. (PHOTO).

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Belarus frees Nobel laureate Bialiatski in swap for US sanctions relief  Belarus has released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova from prison, human rights advocate Pavel Sapelka of the Viasna group confirmed. Their release coincides with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s efforts to improve ties with the United States. Earlier, Washington announced it was lifting sanctions on Belarus’s potash sector, and in return, Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, has faced years of Western isolation and sanctions over human rights abuses and for allowing Russian military operations on its territory. Since July 2024, Minsk has released hundreds of prisoners as part of efforts to ease tensions with the West. U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale described recent talks in Minsk as “very productive” and said the countries are moving from “baby steps to more confident steps” toward normalizing relations. Opp...

NAPTIP WITH SUPPORT FROM UNODC LAUNCH THE JUDICIAL RESEARCH CENTER IN ABUJA.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

· Earlier today the Judicial Research Center was launched by the National Agency for The Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, a project which was supported by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funded by The United States Department of States/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau (INL).
· The main objective of Judicial Resource Center is to add impetus to legal research and to enable NAPTIP Prosecutors and potential researchers to compare and to sight cases relative to present day matters.
· The Director General in Her opening remarks, welcomed everyone and also thanked the Sponsors of the project. She went to say , “it is apparent that there is an upsurge in the number of cases of human trafficking in Courts all over the Federation which brings with it the attendant issues of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants. It is my belief that this Judicial Resource Center would define our roles as actors in the fight against trafficking in Persons and further deepen the already existing partnership between the Agencies, UNODC and INL to fulfill our mandates.”

· The UNODC Representative to Nigeria Mr. Oliver Stolpe in his speech said he was excited to always work with NAPTIP and the fight against TIP is a very important one. He concluded by saying "Continuous training and capacity building are essential for NAPTIP’s Officials to be equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons cases.".More photos below.

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