death penalty

Another death sentence might have been carried out in Belarus – human rights defenders
Death row inmate Viktar Paulau was ‘most likely executed’, the convict’s sister Raisa told Andrey Paluda, coordinator of the campaign ‘Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus’.
10.06.2021
Unbelievable: Lukashenka pardons two brothers sentenced to death – HRC Viasna
Illya Kostseu (21) and Stanislau Kostseu (19), who were sentenced to death in January 2020, have been pardoned, human rights centre Viasna reports with reference to their family.
30.04.2021
No mitigation: Belarusian Viktar Skrundzik still under death sentence
On Friday, Minsk regional court held a visiting session in the town of Slutsk
15.01.2021
Belarus MPs to mull over abolishing death penalty
The first package of amendments to the Belarusian criminal legislation has already been approved by the National Assembly; it is to come into force in 2021.
05.01.2021
Hardly believable: Death sentence mitigated in Belarus
On June 30, the Supreme Court of Belarus has upheld the appeal of Viktar Skrundzik, a resident of Slutsk district. The criminal case will be sent to Minsk Regional Court for reviewing, human rights centre Viasna reports.
30.06.2020
Krasnapolle resident faces death penalty for killing brother
This is not the first murder committed by a resident of Krasnapolle.
05.03.2020
Amnesty International about Belarus: Serious human rights concerns persist
Amnesty International has prepared a briefing for the Universal Periodic Review of Belarus (UPR). The 36th session of the UPR working group will take place in May, 2020.
20.02.2020