Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Belarus
Signature and ratification
- Accession: 26 November 2013
- Entry into force: 1 March 2014
Following the suspension of all relations between the Council of Europe and the Belarusian authorities on 17 March 2022 because of the active participation of Belarus in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the rights of Belarus in the Committee of the Parties to the Convention against trafficking in human beings were restricted. However, it remains a party to the convention which is not restricted to Council of Europe member states and as such continues to be monitored by GRETA.
Belarus - 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done) 
GRETA third round questionnaire
EN - FR | sent 23 January 2025
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN - RU | submitted on 11 June 2025 / Appendice 1: EN - RU | Appendice 2: EN - RU | Appendice 3: EN | Appendice 4: EN
(done)
Online meetings with relevant officials and organisations
(done)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
EN - FR | published 4 November 2026
(working)
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Belarus – 2nd Evaluation Round | Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures, new trends in trafficking, child traffickings
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 31 March 2020
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| received 10 September 2020 - Annex 1 - Annex 2
GRETA Monitoring visit to Belarus: EN - FR | 28 September to 1 October 2021
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 27 October 2022
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 25 November 2022
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 4 December 2023
Belarus - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 1 October 2015
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 3 February 2016
GRETA Monitoring visit to Belarus: EN - FR| 18 to 22 April 2016
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR - RU| published 3 July 2017
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 13 October 2017
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 14 October 2019
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
