Capital punishment in Belarus, analytics, Petition against the Death Penalty in Belarus
Belarus is the last country in Europe and former Soviet Union that is still carrying out the death penalty. Amnesty International, Human Rights Centre “Viasna”, Belarusian Helsinki Committee and other human rights defenders in Belarus oppose the death penalty in all cases without exception. The death penalty is a violation of the right to life, guaranteed by the Constitution of Belarus and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nothing can justify the purposeful and ruthless taking of a human life by State.
The death penalty is a destructive and divisive public policy that has been shown to have no special deterrent effect on crime. It distracts from effective measures being taken against criminality through promoting simplistic responses to complex human problems. It denies the possibility of rehabilitation and reconciliation. It prolongs the suffering of the murder victim’s family, and extends that suffering to the relatives of the condemned prisoner. Amnesty International, Human Rights Centre “Viasna”, Belarusian Helsinki Committee does not seek to belittle the suffering of the families of murder victims, and recognizes and endorses a government’s duty to protect the rights of all people under its jurisdiction. However, executions are a symptom of a culture of violence rather than a solution to it. By executing a person the state commits a premeditated killing and shows a similar readiness to use physical violence as the criminal.
In Belarus the use of the death penalty is compounded by a flawed criminal justice system that administers capital punishment in a manner that violates international laws and standards pertaining to the death penalty. There is credible evidence that torture and ill-treatment are used to extract “confessions”; condemned prisoners may not have access to effective appeal mechanisms; and the inherently cruel, inhuman and degrading nature of the death penalty is compounded for death row prisoners and their relatives by the secrecy surrounding the death penalty. Neither prisoners nor their families are told the execution date in advance and prisoners must live with the fear that every time their cell door opens they may be taken for execution.
We call on the President and Parliament of Belarus to immediately declare a moratorium on death sentences and executions as a first step towards full abolition of the death penalty.
The number of signatories 17 565
Name | Country | Date of fill |
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Diana Saxon | Salem, USA | 18.02.2017 |
roberte vamvakias | Plazac, France | 18.02.2017 |
Larzul Dominique | Clohars-Fouesnant, France | 18.02.2017 |
Gonçalves Huguette | Castanet Tolosan, France | 18.02.2017 |
GRACIANNETTE Bernard | 18.02.2017 | |
ROGER Thierry | Saint-Malo, France | 18.02.2017 |
maryse barte | Flancourt Creccy en Roumois, France | 18.02.2017 |
Dubreucq Roger | Ploemeur, France | 18.02.2017 |
Daniel Jagline | Saint Georges De Chesné, France | 18.02.2017 |
Paquin Pascal | 18.02.2017 | |
ute navidi | london, uk | 18.02.2017 |
Catherine LEFEVRE | MARSEILLE, France | 18.02.2017 |
chartier joelle | SAINT-MAURICE-SUR-HUISNE, France | 18.02.2017 |
Chazine Ducaté Dominique | Châtenay-Malabry, France | 18.02.2017 |
Berruer ANDRE | 46260 - VIDAILLAC, France | 18.02.2017 |
lortic pierre | draveil, france | 18.02.2017 |
Valérie Bugeaud | Cagnes sur Mer, France | 18.02.2017 |
Chevalley odile | 36000 Chateauroux, France | 18.02.2017 |
EMILE MAS | GALAPIAN, France | 18.02.2017 |
Faidherbe Marie-Therese | Lisboa, Portugal | 18.02.2017 |
veronique mignard mignard | paris, france | 18.02.2017 |
Jagdish Lal Gogna | Chandigarh, India | 18.02.2017 |
Batur Talu | Istanbul, Turkey | 18.02.2017 |
BOUTILLIER CATHERRINE | PARIS, FRANCE | 18.02.2017 |
CLAUDE WILLEMIN | STRASBOURG, FRANCE | 18.02.2017 |
duby justine | PARIS, FRANCE | 17.02.2017 |
Jayaram N N. | Bangalore, India | 17.02.2017 |
elizaveta kukresh | minsk, belarus | 17.02.2017 |
Makhloufi Kamel | Paris, France | 16.02.2017 |
Дмитрий Дашкевич | Витебск, Беларусь | 31.01.2017 |
Вероника Манец | Брест, Беларусь | 25.01.2017 |
Ewa Cyganowska | Mielec, Polska | 19.01.2017 |
Анастасія Анцімонік | 18.01.2017 | |
Екатерина Мозжухина | Минск, Беларусь | 18.01.2017 |
Александр Бордович | Санкт-Петербург, Россия | 16.01.2017 |
Виктория Мартинчик | Минск, Беларусь | 16.01.2017 |
Елизавета Соловьева | Минск, Беларусь | 16.01.2017 |
Евгений Садохин | Минск, Беларусь | 16.01.2017 |
Виктория Строган | Минск, Беларусь | 16.01.2017 |
Виолетта Бордович | Минск, Беларусь | 16.01.2017 |
Полина Плисова | Плещеницы, Беларусь | 13.01.2017 |
Дмитрий Пылыпив | аг. Огородники, Беларусь | 02.01.2017 |
Анастасия Скалепова | 29.12.2016 | |
Александр Богатко | Минск, Беларусь | 29.12.2016 |
Наталья Корж | Брест, Беларусь | 28.12.2016 |
Кацярына Баразнёнак | Брэст, Беларусь | 18.12.2016 |
Вероника Садохо | Минск, Беларусь | 16.12.2016 |
Богуславская Светлана | Могилев, Беларусь | 14.12.2016 |
Александра Шепелевич | Бобруйск, Беларусь | 12.12.2016 |
Дарья Игнатович | Брест, Беларусь | 09.12.2016 |
Ксения Шиян | Минск, Белоруссия | 06.12.2016 |
Валентина Волкова | 04.12.2016 | |
Юлія Гардзяйчук | Іванава, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Віктар Лянкевіч | Мінск, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Ян Малиновский | Познань, Польша | 04.12.2016 |
Дарья Гудинович | Гомель, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Мікалай Карвецкі | Мінск, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Анна Маглыш | Minsk, Belarus, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Oльга Сосновская | Минск, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Макарый Маліноўскі | Баранавічы, Беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
алена церашкова | мінск, беларусь | 04.12.2016 |
Петр Русаненко | Киев, Украина | 04.12.2016 |
Людмила Стош | Жлобин, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Аляксей Пятроўскі | Мінск, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Ирина Совпель-Готальская | Минск, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Юлія Літвінава | в. Вялікая Дайнава Валожынскага р-на, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Екатерина Самигулина | Минск, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Катерина Цейтина | Минск, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Алена Данько | Мiнск, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Екатерина Самитова | Полоцк, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Виктор Марко | Лунинец, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Ангеліна Марцішэўская | Гродна, Беларусь | 03.12.2016 |
Павал Хаміцкі | Менск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Юрий Суровец | Пружаны, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Юлия Белютина | Минск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Анастасія Бойка | Менск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Ирина Павловская | Минск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Марина Статкевич | Борисов, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Святлана Шышова | Могилев, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Владислав Петров | Киев, Украина | 02.12.2016 |
Жанна Тарэлка | Бабруйск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Марина Савельева | Светлогорск, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Катерина Єрошенко | Київ, Україна | 02.12.2016 |
Олег Юров | Минск, РБ | 02.12.2016 |
Оксана Седлецкая | Брест, Беларусь | 02.12.2016 |
Яна Радевич | Мозырь, Беларусь | 01.12.2016 |
Андрей Сайковский | Санкт-Петербург, Россия | 01.12.2016 |
Серегй Зимин | Гомель, Беларусь | 01.12.2016 |
Настасся Каваленка | Минск, Беларусь | 01.12.2016 |
Надзея Мiлюць | Copenhagen, Denmark | 01.12.2016 |
Елена Голосова | Могилев, Беларусь | 01.12.2016 |
Mila Yakybebnko | Toronto, Canada | 01.12.2016 |
Евгения Демченко | Бобруйск, Беларусь | 28.11.2016 |
Алексей Печко | Солигорск, Беларусь | 25.11.2016 |
Илья Купрович | Червень, Беларусь | 20.11.2016 |
Cristina Virlan | Chisinau, Молдова | 05.11.2016 |
Евгений Егоров | Минск, Беларусь | 31.10.2016 |
Михаил Радкевич | Минск, Беларусь | 31.10.2016 |
Полина Иванко | Волковыск, Беларусь | 28.10.2016 |
Павел Міскевіч | Івацэвічы, Беларусь | 27.10.2016 |