Alena Douhan

Alena Douhan
Алена Доўгань
CitizenshipBelarusian
EducationBelarusian State University (PhD, Dr. habil.)
Known forUnited Nations Special Rapporteur

Alena Douhan (Belarusian: Алена Доўгань) is a Belarusian legal scholar. She was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights on 25 March 2020. When appointed, she was a professor of International Law and the Director of the Peace Research Center at the Belarusian State University. Douhan's position on economic sanctions have garnered criticism from some international human rights law scholars.