Death penalty was discussed in Belarusian regions
A number of public
discussions concerning the death penalty was held in the Belarusian
regions last week. On 27 March a public discussion was held in
Mahiliou, on 30 March – in Hrodna and on 31 March – in
Minsk.
During the meetings which were moderated by the
coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against
Death Penalty" Andrei Paluda, public activists, youth and
students asked questions about various aspects of the death penalty,
the perspectives of its abolition or the introduction of a moratorium
on this kind of penalty, etc.
Media production of the campaign
"Human Rights Defenders against Death Penalty" was
presented during the meetings. Their participants were also shown the
cartoon “Queue”
about the value of human life and indifference.