Amnesty International UK issues a briefing outlining key human rights concerns in Belarus

’The human rights of people in Belarus are routinely abused by the state. Freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest are not respected. Human rights defenders are harassed. We have serious concerns about unfair trials and the use of torture in detention. This is all the more worrying because Belarus is the only country in Europe still to retain the death penalty,’ said Amnesty international UK Director Kate Allen.

Here’s the full text of the briefing:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19142