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Report on the status of the death Penalty in Belarus

PRI in collaboration with the Belarusian Human Rights House, Human Rights House Foundation (Geneva), and Human Rights Centre “Viasna” (Belarus), constructed a report on the status of the death penalty in Belarus. In view of the UN Secretary General’s forthcoming report on the question of the death penalty to the 21st session of the UN […]

Languages: English

Briefing

Life after death: what replaces the death penalty?

More and more states have moved towards the abolition of the death penalty over the last fifty years. However, in many countries there has at the same time been a striking increase in the use of the sanction of life imprisonment, and an increasing number of prisoners serving indefinite sentences, often without the chance of […]

Languages: English, French, Russian

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The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine

This research paper focuses on the application of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in three countries of Eastern Europe: the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Its aim is to provide up-to-date information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty in this region, including an analysis of the alternative sanctions to the […]

Languages: English, Russian

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The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in East Africa: Kenya and Uganda

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It  represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. In many countries that retain the death penalty there is a […]

Languages: English

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The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. This paper takes a country-by-country approach and focuses on: The […]

Languages: English, Georgian, Russian

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The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. In many countries that retain the death penalty there is a […]

Languages: English, Russian