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Liubou Kavaliova: “The death penalty is handed down on behalf of the State and the people, and people do not know about it”
On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty the central office of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” hosted a press conference with the participation of human rights defenders and relatives of those sentenced to death. Read more…
Maira Mora: EU ready to discuss abolition of the death penalty with Minsk
On October 10, on behalf of the European Union, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the UN, national governments, international non-governmental organizations and social movements voice calls addressed to all the countries of the world that still use the death penalty to abolish it or at least take a step toward its abolition – to declare a moratorium on executions. Read more…
World Day against the Death Penalty marked today
The 11th World Day against the Death Penalty is marked on October 10, 2013. It was founded by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty – a group of legal associations, trade unions, local and regional authorities, as well as human rights organizations – for the purpose of the abolition of this kind of punishment. Read more…
Individual communication of the death convict Pavel Seliun registered at the UN
This was reported on 10 October by the coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus Andrei Poluda, the trustee of the convict. Read more…
Mahiliou residents are reminded about the death penalty
Mahiliou activists reminded the citizens about the existence of the death penalty in Belarus. They posted several dozens of stickers “Say NO to Death Penalty” in the busy places of the city. Read more…
Broadcast version of the musical project “Last Dawn” available here
On 10 October, the World Day against the Death Penalty, the broadcast version of the musical project “Last Dawn” appeared onthe web. Here, new songs are presented by Liavon Volski, Anastasiya Shpakouskaya, Aliaksandr Pamidorau, Hanna Khitryk, Viktar Rudenka. Ales Dzianisau and Zmitser Vaitsiushkevich. Read more…
Another picket banned by Biaroza District Executive Committee
This year, the first ban has been received by the local human rights defenders when applied for the authorization of a picket on 4 August in support of Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners. The denial was signed by the deputy chairman of the Biaroza District Executive Committee Yauhen Tarasiuk. Read more…
Zhodzina authorities ban a picket dated to the World Day against the Death Penalty
On 8 October, two days before the picket, its organizer, human rights defender Aliaksei Lapitski, received a letter from the Zhodzina City Executive Committee by registered mail through the Main Post Office. Read more…
Former US executioner signs the petition against the death penalty in Belarus
Referring to his experience, Jerry Givens, now an activist of the association "Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty" and author of the book "Another Day is Not Promised” believes that only a complete refusal of the State from the death penalty can prevent a miscarriage of justice. Read more…
A modern and just society cannot be based on the ideology of death: Abolish the death penalty!
The 11th World Day Against the Death Penalty is marked today, on October 10, 2013. Throughout the world, civil society activists and abolitionism associations unite to remind the international community about the absurdity of the punishment and the cruelty of executions. Read more…
Rock for human rights: Human rights defenders and musicians unite to oppose the death penalty
This issue of the human rights podcast is dated to the World Day against the Death Penalty, marked on 10 October. Read more…
Mechyslau Hryb and Andrei Paluda hold a discussion on the death penalty
Students and young people of Minsk took part in the discussion on the issue of the death penalty. The event was held in Minsk on 8 October under the sign of the "Week Against the Death Penalty", held by "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty". Read more…
Death penalty in Belarus: UN expert calls to stop executions after recent court rulings
GENEVA (9 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, urged the Government of Belarus to start an immediate moratorium on executions before the relevant legislation and court system can be reformed and capital punishment can be removed from the country’s Criminal Code. Belarus is the only European country that still retains the death penalty for certain crimes during times of peace and war. Read more…
Tamara Chikunova about the irreversibility of the death penalty: “The posthumous vindication won't bring an innocent victim back to life ...”
On 1 January 2008 the death penalty was abolished in Uzbekistan. The human rights community of Uzbekistan contributed to this, but the greatest contribution must have been made by Tamara Chikunova, the founder of the human rights organization "Mothers against the Death Penalty and Torture ", after her only son was executed by shooting. Read more…
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!” Read more…
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