News on the topic: death penalty
23.06.2016 The death penalty: Belarus still outside global trend
Human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich, who, along with his colleagues, is taking part in the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty in Oslo, describes the major trends discussed at the global forum.
21.06.2016 FIDH calls for strong and coordinated action against the death penalty
FIDH and its member organisations reiterate their call for the universal abolition of this inhuman practice in accordance with international human rights standards.
21.06.2016 World Congress against the Death Penalty opens in Oslo
The 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty is taking place in Norway’s Oslo from 21 to 23 June.
20.06.2016 Death row secrets. Part 2
Representatives of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus” have gathered memories and testimonies of former prison staff and former inmates, their family members, part of which has been used to prepare this publication.
15.06.2016 Death Row Secrets. Part 1
Representatives of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus” have gathered memories and testimonies of former prison staff and former inmates, their family members, part of which has been used to prepare this publication.
31.05.2016 Prison authorities prevent death convict from writing to UN Human Rights Committee
According to information received by human rights defenders, there have been no letters from death convict Henadz Yakavitski since May 11. As a result, his relatives feared that the prisoner could have been executed.
23.05.2016 Amnesty International launches urgent action in support of death convict Siarhei Khmialeuski
"Siarhei Khmialeuski, who was sentenced to death in Belarus in February, is at imminent risk of execution," Amnesty International said on May 20 urging President Lukashenka to establish an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to abolition of the death penalty.
19.05.2016 Man sentenced to death in Homieĺ
The Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced today Siarhei Vostrykau, 33, to death on charges of raping and murdering two women.
12.05.2016 Amnesty International deplores the execution of Siarhei Ivanou
Amnesty International strongly condemns the execution of 22-year old Siarhei Ivanou in Belarus. He is the first person known to have been executed since November 2014, AI said in a statement.
11.05.2016 EU Condemns Belarus After Latest Execution
The European Union has expressed concern after news that Belarus, the only country in Europe still to apply capital punishment, had executed another prisoner.
06.05.2016 Belarus executes another death convict
Death convict Siarhei Ivanou has been executed, according to another death convict Siarhei Khmialeuski, who reportedly shared a cell with Ivanou on death row in jail No. 1 in Minsk.
06.05.2016 Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Siarhei Khmialeuski
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence handed down to Siarhei Khmialeuski after hearing today his appeal against a verdict by the Minsk Region Court.
04.05.2016 Amnesty International calls to commute death sentence to Henadz Yakavitski
"The Supreme Court of Belarus upheld the death sentence of Gennadii Yakovitskii [Henadz Yakavitski] on 4 April. He is now at imminent risk of execution," says Amnesty International in yesterday's urgent action press-release.
13.04.2016 EU again urges Belarus to join global moratorium on the death penalty
"The European Union urges Belarus, the only country in Europe which still applies capital punishment, to respect the right to life for each of its citizens and to join a global moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards its full abolition," EU's Extrenal Action Spokesperson said in a statement.
08.04.2016 Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Henadz Yakavitski
The Supreme Court’s criminal board has upheld the death sentence handed down to Henadz Yakavitski on January 5 for the murder of his partner.
