At its 14th plenary meeting, on 15 June 2004, the Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/14 of 15 April 2004,15 approved the decision of the Commission to appoint a special rapporteur, from within existing resources, to establish direct contacts with the Government and with the people of Belarus, with a view to examining the situation of human rights in Belarus and following any progress made towards the elaboration of a programme on human rights education for all sectors of society, in particular law enforcement, the judiciary, prison officials and civil society, and to report to the Commission at its sixty-first session.
