Say NO to the death penalty in Belarus

Hrodna human rights defenders remind about the Universal Day against the Death Penalty

Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Aliaksandra Vasilevich reminded Hrodna residents about the issue of the death penalty on the eve of the World Day against the Death Penalty, by going to a mass skating. There they skated in T-shirts with the slogan “Say NO to the Death Penalty!”

Bear in mind that Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Raman Yurhel and Viktar Sazonau also filed an application for holding an informational picket against teh death penalty on 10 October, but the local authorities rejected it.

"Pencil and Eraser" - a new look at the death penalty (video)

Book «Capital punishment in Belarus»

Legal murders
Belarusian Embassy in Germany doesn't care for human rights
It's time to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty in Belarus

Promo

Death verdics in Belarus since 1990

News

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

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

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

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