“The death penalty: a way to the past” (video)
The new video,
dedicated to the topic of the death penalty in Belarus, was
created as part of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against
the Death Penalty". Its presentation at youtube
is dated to the World Day against the Death Penalty, which is
celebrated on 10 October in most countries of the world.
In
the movie "The death penalty: a way to the past" well-known
Belarusians, activists of culture and art, musicians and writers
speak in favor of the abolition of such wild type of punishment as
shooting. Thoughts and ideas are shared by actress and singer Hanna
Khitryk, director and playwright Andrei Kureichyk , artist and TV
host Andrei Takindanh, musician Uladzimir Puhach and writer Leanid
Dranko-Maisiuk.
Bear in mind that on 5-10 October the Human
Rights Center "Viasna" holds its "Week
Against the Death Penalty", which will be full of activities
and information on the painful issue raised by human rights activists
in the Belarusian society. For example, on 5 October Bialystok hosted
a rock concert "Last
Dawn", an online broadcast of which was watched by thousands
of people.
The Republic of Belarus remains the only country in
Europe where this kind of punishment is used.
