amendments

APPLICATION TO THE UN SPECIAL PROCEDURES REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF A BILL THAT ALLOWS THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TREASON TO THE STATE

12.12.2022

The BHC sent information to the Special Rapporteur on the situation with human rights in Belarus on the adoption by the House of Representatives in the first reading of the draft Law “On Amending Codes on Criminal Liability”. The draft law proposes to amend the sanction of part 2 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code, providing for the possibility of imposing the death penalty for treason against the state committed by an official holding a public position or a person covered by the status of a military man.

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INFORMATION TO THE UN SPECIAL PROCEDURES ON AMENDMENTS TO CRIMINAL LEGISLATION EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

7.05.2022
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The BHC has sent information to the Special Rapporteurs on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism and on the human rights situation in Belarus on amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which provide for the expansion of the possibilities for the use of the death penalty.

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