Belarus, backers seek to block speeches at UN rights body

GENEVA (AP) — A representative of Belarus, backed by Russia, China and Venezuela, has tried and failed to limit speeches as the U.N.‘s top human rights body holds an urgent debate on alleged rights violations by Belarusian authorities under President Alexander Lukashenko. The president of the Human Rights Council put an end to Friday’s repeated interruptions of speakers by the four countries, which argued a breach of procedural rules. The speakers decrying a string of alleged r