06 May 2011 End the death penalty in Belarus  Belarus is the
last country in Europe and the former Soviet Union to carry out
executions. As states increasingly reject this inhuman
punishment, you can help make Europe a death penalty-free zone.
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. In
Belarus, it is compounded by a flawed criminal justice system
that violates international standards in its use of the death
penalty.   Prisoners are reportedly tortured in order to extract
"confessions" and denied access to an effective appeal. They are
told they will be executed only moments before the sentence is
carried out.  Amnesty International, Human Rights Centre Viasna
and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee oppose the death penalty
in all cases without exception.  We call on you to immediately
establish a moratorium on executions and commute the sentences
of all those on death row as a first step towards abolishing the
death penalty.  Image: Simulation of execution method used in
Belarus, the last cou