News on the topic: death penalty
02.04.2012 Additional information on Kavaliou's case submitted to UN
Additional information concerning the case of death convict Uladzislau Kavaliou was submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee by his mother and sister, Liubou Kavaliova and Tatsiana Kaziar.
28.03.2012 Uladzislau Kavalyou shot on Constitution Day
It is indicated in his death certificate.
27.03.2012 Amnesty International: Alarming levels of executions in the few countries that kill
Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing capital punishment have decreased by more than a third compared to a decade ago, Amnesty International found in its annual review of death sentences and executions.
23.03.2012 CE Committee of Ministers condemns executions in Minsk
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a declaration on March 22 deploring the execution of Kanavalau (Konovalov) and Kavalyou (Kovalev).
22.03.2012 BHC statement on execution of Kanavalau and Kavaliou
Belarusian Helsinki Committee deeply regrets the execution of the death penalty against Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou.
21.03.2012 Ukraine condemned executions in Belarus
Ukraine supports the statement of the European Union which condemns the execution by the Belarusian authorities of the persons charged with terrorist attack in Minsk metro.
21.03.2012 International civil society gorups release statement on execution of Uladzislau Kavalyou and Dzmitry Kanavalau
It was learned on 17 March 2012 that Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou, the two men sentenced to death in connection with the Minsk subway explosion in April 2011, had been executed.
20.03.2012 UN Accuses Belarus of Violating International Obligations
The United Nations Human Rights Committee voiced its grave concern over the execution of Dmitri Konovalov and Vladislav Kovalev. The latter filed a complaint to the committee, claiming fraudulent trial of his case and the pressure exerted upon him.
20.03.2012 Russia Calls on Minsk to Join Moratorium on Death Penalty
Russia wants all European countries including Belarus to join the moratorium on the death penalty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in his interview with radio station Kommersant FM.
20.03.2012 Belarus must release bodies of convicts executed over Minsk metro bombing
The execution of two men convicted of carrying out a deadly metro bombing last year in Minsk has been condemned by Amnesty International as it called on the Belarus authorities to release the bodies to their families for burial.
19.03.2012 FIDH strongly condemns the execution of two young men after a blatantly unfair trial
"These executions are a further illustration of the total absence of an independent judiciary in Belarus, since the guilt of the two young men has not been clearly established and the trial was not fair. These capital shootings look like a way to silence two disturbing witnesses", said Souhayr Belhassen, President of FIDH.
19.03.2012 Andres Herkel: Executed may know something about the real organisers of the terrorist attack
Why should the case of Uladzislau Kavalyou and Dzmitry Kanavalau, two young workers from Vitebsk, be so sensitive?
19.03.2012 German mass media: “Execution of two Belarusians is attempt to provoke Europe”
Dictator Lukashenka has cynically ignored all protests of Europe, writes Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany).
19.03.2012 President of the Nordic Council strongly condemns the executions in Belarus
“The death penalty is cruel. Executing the two men have further damaged the reputation of Belarus and it shows how far removed the country is at present from European values”, says the President of the Nordic Council, Kimmo Sasi, Finland.
19.03.2012 Belarus Subway Bombing Executions Condemned
The execution of two men convicted of a deadly 2011 metro bomb attack in the Belarusian capital has drawn strong international condemnation.
