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Andrei Paluda: retention of the death penalty in Belarus seriously affects its status

Andrei Paluda: retention of the death penalty in Belarus seriously affects its status

Coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against Death Penalty in Belarus” Andrei Paluda and Liubou Kavaliova participated in the events devoted to the 5th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership programme that took place in late April in Prague. Czytaj więcej…

Amnesty International: Death row prisoner executed in secret

Amnesty International: Death row prisoner executed in secret

Amnesty International strongly condemns the execution of death row prisoner, Pavel Selyun, in Belarus and the way it was communicated with total disregard for the rights of his family. According to the Belarusian NGO, Human Rights Centre Viasna, he was executed some time over the Easter period. He had appealed to President Lukashenka for clemency. Pavel Selyun’s mother was not informed that clemency had been denied to her son, nor that he was due to be executed, in violation of international standards. Czytaj więcej…

Miklós Haraszti: Halt further executions

Miklós Haraszti: Halt further executions

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, has urged the Belarusian authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on death sentences and to refrain from carrying out further executions. Czytaj więcej…

Ashton condemns latest execution in Belarus

Ashton condemns latest execution in Belarus

The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, has issued a statement to condemn the execution of Pavel Sialiun, Radio Liberty's Belarus service reports. Czytaj więcej…

“In the name of the Republic of Belarus”: Pavel Sialiun executed

“In the name of the Republic of Belarus”: Pavel Sialiun executed

Death convict Pavel Sialiun is said to have been executed one of these days. Meanwhile, his complaint is still pending before the UN Human Rights Committee. This means that Belarus has once again breached its international obligations. Czytaj więcej…

Death convict Aliaksandr Hrunou files supervisory appeal and petition for clemency

Death convict Aliaksandr Hrunou files supervisory appeal and petition for clemency

Aliaksandr Hrunou notes that when sentencing him to death the court failed to consider number of mitigating circumstances, including his sincere repentance, complete confession and voluntary cooperation with the investigation, as well as the illegal and immoral actions by the victim, Natallia Yemialiyanchykava. Czytaj więcej…

Supreme Court upholds death sentence to Eduard Lykau

Supreme Court upholds death sentence to Eduard Lykau

The man was found guilty of five murders. He committed the first two in 2002. However, the investigation found about it only in 2011, when he was detained for the last, fifth murder. Lykau confessed the previous crimes himself and cooperated with the investigation. Czytaj więcej…

Supreme Court dismisses appeal of Kavaliou's relatives

Supreme Court dismisses appeal of Kavaliou's relatives

According to the responce signed by Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Andrei Zabara, the decisions of the Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk and the Civil Division of the Minsk City Court according to which the consideration of such appeals is beyond their powers are left in force. Czytaj więcej…

UN Human Rights Committee registered Aliaksandr Hrunou's communication

UN Human Rights Committee registered Aliaksandr Hrunou's communication

April 8, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence to a 25-year-old resident of Homel Aliaksandr Hrunou. On this occasion, he appealed to the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. Czytaj więcej…

Viktar Adzinochanka: Lukashenka's statement influenced the verdict on Hrunou's case

Viktar Adzinochanka: Lukashenka's statement influenced the verdict on Hrunou's case

Homel resident Aliaksandr Hrunou was repeatedly sentenced to death. The representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in Homel, candidate of phylosophical sciences Viktar Adzinochanka commented on the verdict, issued by the Supreme Court of Belarus on April 8. Czytaj więcej…

Brest resident to be punished for picket against quick execution of death sentences

Brest resident to be punished for picket against quick execution of death sentences

The action, which was attended by Dzmitry Rabtsevich, took place on 28 March, when he went into the city center with a banner on which was written "No toFast Executions" and "Life or Death". Czytaj więcej…

Mikhail Hladki: 8 years in jail for nothing, no compensation provided

Mikhail Hladki: 8 years in jail for nothing, no compensation provided

In 2003, Mikhail Hladki was sentenced to 8 year of imprisonment for allegedly killing his brother. He served almost the whole prison term before it was found that the real killer was Eduard Lykau, who is now kept in the Minsk remand prison after being sentenced to death. Czytaj więcej…

Animated film “Executioner” to be shown at “Cinema Perpetuum Mobile 2014”

Animated film “Executioner” to be shown at “Cinema Perpetuum Mobile 2014”

The animated film “Executioner”, created by a group of volunteers of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the death penalty" was selected for display at the International Short Film Festival "Cinema Perpetuum Mobile" (Cinema Perpetuum Mobile in 2014). Czytaj więcej…

Prosecutor's Office refuses to reopen Uladzislau Kavaliou's case due upon new evidence

The mother and sister of the Vitsebsk dweller who had been charged with staging the blast in Minsk metro on April 11, 2011 and sentenced to capital punishment, addressed the Prosecutor General AliaksandrKaniuk with a request to reopen the criminal case in view of discovery of new facts, RFE/RL informs. Czytaj więcej…

Another death sentence issued in Belarus

Another death sentence issued in Belarus

26-year-old Homel resident Aliaksandr Hrunou has been repeatedly sentenced to death. According to the lawyer, the young man does not believe that he can be pardoned by the President, and therefore he is not sure whether he will apply for clemency. Czytaj więcej…

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