Capital punishment in Belarus, analytics, Petition against the Death Penalty in Belarus

The right to life was violated. The UN Human Rights Committee responded to the Belarusian authorities on Berazhny and Hershankou executed in 2018

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:43:54 +0300

Among the violations, the committee found a violation of the right to a fair trial, noted that no one can be arbitrarily deprived of life, and demanded that the Belarusian authorities pay appropriate compensation to the mothers of the punished.

Death sentence passed in Sluck

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:24:34 +0300

Only the effective part was announced at the trial, since part of the trial was held in closed session.

The prosecutor requested the death penalty for a man accused of murder

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:37:44 +0300

The prosecutor requested the death penalty for Aliaksandr Taratuta, who is accused of murdering a 3-year-old child

"I've always been against it." The leader of the band Mashina Vremeni joined the campaign Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:06:45 +0300

Today, October 10, the World Day against the Death Penalty is marked.

We invite you to an event in Białystok for the International Day against the Death Penalty

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:31:38 +0300

A discussion will take place with the participation of Andrei Paluda and Anastasiya Charnova.

Protects everyone’s right to life: UN Special Rapporteurs addressed Belarusian authorities

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:00:21 +0300

They called on Belarus to suspend the entry into force of the revised Criminal Code.

Human rights defenders strongly protest against expansion of the death penalty in Belarus

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:46:00 +0300

Belarus is the only country in Europe that applies the death penalty and even expands its scope.

Condemned prisoner's death date revealed more than a year after the execution

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:46:19 +0300

This is not the first time details of execution remain not known for a long time.

Andrei Paluda: “Authorities still consider the death penalty as a deterrent”

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:40:51 +0300

Human rights defender comments on the bill that introduces the death penalty for treason by an official or a military officer.

Tsikhanouskaya: “Activists live in fear of being shot dead”

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:52:53 +0300

The democratic leader of Belarus addresses the participants of the 8th World Congress against the Death Penalty.

“It is all the more urgent to come together”: World Congress Against the Death Penalty starts

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:43:07 +0300

Over a thousand people from 90 countries including Belarus participate in the event.

Andrei Paluda: “I hope there will be no more death sentences”

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:09:36 +0300

Human rights defenders against the death penalty campaign coordinator on evolution of death penalty perception and campaign highlights.

The UN HRC found a violation of the rights of the mother of executed Pavel Selyun

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:32:12 +0300

Human Rights Defenders Against the Death Penalty recalls the case of Pavel Selyun, tells what rights of the mother of the executed Belarusian were violated, and campaign coordinator Andrei Paluda explains why this decision is important for the Belarusian society

Amnesty International: Belarus remains the only country in Europe carrying out executions

Wed, 25 May 2022 17:02:10 +0300

Annual review of the death penalty covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2021

State Department: The perpetrators of human rights abuses will be held to account

Fri, 20 May 2022 11:52:40 +0300

US Department of State issued a statement regarding the amendments to the Criminal Code of Belarus that permit the use of the death penalty for individuals convicted of ‘attempted acts of terrorism’