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Death convict’s brother subject to pressure in a colony
Aliaxei Khmialeuski complains that he has been subject to unbearable pressure in Navasadskaya correctional colony No14 after death sentence was passed against his brother. Czytaj więcej…
Pope Francis Calls Death Penalty Inappropriate "No Matter How Serious the Crime"
In a letter to the President of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, Pope Francis expressed the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty, calling it "inadmissible, no matter how serious the crime committed." Czytaj więcej…
OSCE/ODIHR Director calls on Belarus to introduce moratorium on death penalty
WARSAW, 18 February 2016 – Today, following the sentencing to death in Minsk of both Sergei Khmelevsky this week and Henadz Yakavitski on 5 January 2016, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on Belarus to introduce an immediate moratorium on the death penalty and its complete abolition. Czytaj więcej…
EU reacts to new death sentence in Belarus
Statement by the Spokesperson on a new death sentence in Belarus Czytaj więcej…
Belarus replies to complaint in death convict’s case
The Belarusian government has responded to a complaint submitted the UN Human Rights Committee by Volha Hrunova, the mother of Aliaksandr Hrunou, who was executed in 2014. The woman asked to declassify the burial place of her son, and then complained to the UN Human Rights Committee about inhuman and degrading treatment. Czytaj więcej…
This year’s second death sentence handed down in Minsk (updated)
According to preliminary information received by representatives of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders Against the Death Penalty in Belarus”, the Minsk Regional Court has sentenced to death Siarhei Khmialeuski, 31, resident of the town of Mačuliščy, Minsk region. Czytaj więcej…
Amnesty International asks to commute death sentence handed down to Henadz Yakavitski
President Lukashenka should "halt any planned executions and immediately commute the death sentence handed down to Gennadii Yakovitskii (Henadz Yakavitski) and all others sentenced to death in Belarus", says an urgent action press-release by Amnesty International of January 25. Czytaj więcej…
Death convict escapes extradition to UAE, released from jail in Belarus
Pyotr Ivanik, a Russian national sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for having ordered the murder of his business partner back in 2011, has been released from jail No. 1 in Minsk, according to Aleh Khlyshchenka, head of the international legal department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus. Czytaj więcej…
Henadz Yakavitski Appeals against Death Sentence
On January 20, the resident of Vileyka Henadz Yakavitski lodged a cassational appeal to the Supreme Court against the death sentence rendered on January 5 by the Minsk Regional Court. Czytaj więcej…
Requested Extradition to Be Fulfilled Only with Guarantees of Retrial
The citizen of Russia Piotr Ivanik, who is now jailed in Mink detention facility No1 in Valadarski street, was sentenced to death by the United Arab Emirates and is awaiting extradition. Czytaj więcej…
Human rights defender Andrei Paluda: Death convict Eduard Lykau executed
Andrei Paluda, coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders Against the Death Penalty in Belarus” Andrei Paluda has told in an interview with naviny.by how he perceives being labeled a ‘defender of murderers’ and what he thinks can make Lukashenka abolish capital punishment. Czytaj więcej…
EU reiterates its call on Belarus to impose moratorium on death penalty
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has issued a statement reiterating the European Union’s call on the Belarusian government to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in connection with a new death sentence in the country. Czytaj więcej…
Another man sentenced to death in Belarus
On January 5, the Minsk Regional Court pronounced this year’s first death sentence in the case of Henadz Yakavitski, a resident of the town of Vilejka, who was charged with “murder committed with extreme cruelty” (Article 139 of the Criminal Code). Czytaj więcej…
UN HRC registers complaint by death convict’s mother
The UN Human Rights Committee has registered an individual communication submitted by Volha Hrunova, the mother of Aliaksandr Hrunou, who was executed in 2014. The death convict’s mother appeals against a violation of her son’s right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and the right to a fair trial. Czytaj więcej…
Russian citizen sentenced to death in UAE, awaiting extradition in Belarus
Pyotr Ivanik, a Russian national, who has been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates, is currently awaiting extradition in jail No. 1 in Minsk, according to representatives of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”. Czytaj więcej…
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