The Head of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB), Andrea Huber, delivered a keynote address at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Preventing Torture and Ill-Treatment: Strengthening Co-operation and Implementation, held in Vienna on 29–30 June 2026. In her remarks, she highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation, survivor-centred documentation, and accountability mechanisms in combating torture and advancing justice and redress for victims, drawing on the experience of the IAPB. The recording of the keynote is available below, and the full text of the speech can be downloaded here.

The meeting, organised by the Swiss Chair-in-Office of the OSCE and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), brought together participating States, civil society, international organisations and experts to discuss practical measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, strengthen safeguards, and improve accountability and redress for victims. The conference agenda is available here.

The document provides detailed information on the implications of the decision of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) to open an investigation into the Lithuania/ Belarus situation, as well as next steps and actions available to civil society organisations. It outlines and reflects on the scope of the investigation as set out in the OTP’s summary of findings, and explains anticipated investigative activities and procedural next steps, including the issuance of arrest warrants. It also addresses the role of victims during the investigation, including how they may participate at different stages of proceedings, who may serve as a witness, and which actors within the ICC engage with victims and witnesses.

This report, first published in September 2025 and updated in May 2026, provides an in-depth mapping of accountability mechanisms capable of addressing serious human rights violations and breaches of international criminal law in Belarus. It distinguishes between mechanisms that address state responsibility, those focused on individual criminal liability, and hybrid approaches that serve both functions. By setting out practical steps for engagement and clarifying the potential impact of each option, it serves as a guide for States and other actors seeking to advance accountability. The report outlines actions taken to date, identifies gaps in the current accountability landscape, and assesses the roles foreseen for victims and civil society organizations within each mechanism.

This report provides an in-depth mapping of accountability mechanisms capable of addressing serious human rights violations and breaches of international criminal law in Belarus. It distinguishes between mechanisms that address state responsibility, those focused on individual criminal liability, and hybrid approaches that serve both functions.

By setting out practical steps for engagement and clarifying the potential impact of each option, it serves as a guide for States and other actors seeking to advance accountability.

The report outlines actions taken to date, identifies gaps in the current accountability landscape, and assesses the roles foreseen for victims and civil society organizations within each mechanism.

On 3 October IAPB and partners held an online launch event for the Paths to Accountability in Belarus report. The event have been recorded and can be accessed here.

In recent years, civil society-led accountability initiatives have multiplied, leading to the development of new survivor-centred practices. This practice note identifies key principles in adopting a survivor-centred approach to documentation of torture and other serious international crimes, demonstrates how these can be implemented at various stages in the process of documentation by civil society organisations for the purpose of criminal accountability, and presents both lessons learnt and good practices.

The International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) was established in March 2021 to collect, preserve and analyse evidence of grave human rights violations committed during the Belarus’ 2020 presidential elections and its aftermath. We use this evidence to support investigations and prosecutions of alleged perpetrators by national prosecution services and international accountability bodies.