A U.N. investigator warned of the possibility of "another iron curtain" descending in Europe during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus in Geneva on Friday.

"Let's not allow another iron curtain to descend on the European continent," said Anaïs Marin, U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, describing a "catastrophic" situation in the country.

Marin said more than 10,000 people have been "abusively arrested," with more than 500 reports of torture and thousands "savagely beaten," since President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the vote.

Protesters say the election was fraudulent. Lukashenko says he won the vote fairly by a landslide and dismisses accusations of abuses as part of a Western smear campaign.

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