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Alena Douhan of Belarus is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, as 25 March 2020. When appointed, she was a professor of International Law at the Belarusian State University and the Director of the Peace Research Center.

Douhan earned a PhD at the Belarusian State University in 2005 and a Dr. hab. in International Law and European Law in 2015.

Venezuela report

Douhan spent 31 January 2020 to 13 February 2021 in Venezuela. Douhan declared on her preliminary findings on 12 February that sanctions against Venezuela have had a noticeable impact in both the economy and the population. 66 Venezuelan NGOs asked Douhan in an open letter to consider the harmful impact of sanctions in the context of years of repression, corruption and economic mismanagement that predate the sanctions.

Publications

References

  1. ^ "Ms. Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures". Office of the High Commissioner. United Nations Human Rights. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "¿Quién es Alena Douhan, la relatora de la ONU que visitó Venezuela?". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "66 Venezuelan NGOs Pen Open Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on Sanctions". Washington Office on Latin America. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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