Human Rights tableau, France
Attached is the monthly death penalty report for mid June/July 2019 compiled by group member Lesley. It covers a number of countries and in addition to the usual suspects, includes Sri Lanka which is planning to start executing it citizens again.
Note that China is not included which is believed to execute more of its citizens than the rest of the world put together but the details are a state secret.
Belarus remains the only country in the whole of Europe and the former Soviet Union which still carries out death sentences. Only days ago, news emerged from Belarus that another death row prisoner had been executed. This was not officially confirmed as the Belarusian authorities do not publicly confirm executions or even tell families of death-row prisoners that their loved ones have been executed until weeks after it has happened.
Join Amnesty and international activists on 8 July for a discussion, exhibition and short film regarding the brutal reality of Europe’s last executioner.
Details: deathpenalty@amnesty.org.uk or on Facebook
Attached is the monthly death penalty report prepared with thanks by group member Lesley. It covers Egypt; Pakistan, India, Belarus and the USA. Note, as always, that China does not feature as its death penalty statistics are a state secret. They are believed to execute more people than the rest of the world combined.
January – February report (Word)
The groups latest death penalty report is available here thanks to group member Lesley for the work in compiling it. As always, we have to note that China is the worlds largest executioner but the statistics are a state secret.
The latest report for the December – January period is now available thanks to group member Lesley for doing the research. The usual suspects feature: Saudi Arabia; USA; Pakistan and Belarus with the addition of Gaza this time. Remember that China is the world’s largest execution but the data is a state secret.
We are pleased to attach the latest death penalty report thanks to group member Lesley for the work in putting it together. Note that China executes more of its citizens than the rest of the world put together but details are a state secret.
There is an action taking place in Salisbury on 1 September between 9:00 and noon. It will be in the Cheese market or in the Library passage. Details are in the above report.
Potential new members are invited to come along and make themselves known during this event.
Attached is the current death penalty report thanks to group member Lesley for the work in compiling it. Grim news on several fronts with Sri Lanka thinking of re-using the penalty. China leads the world it is believed in the use of the penalty although details are a state secret.
On the issue of China, readers may like to read the website of the Chinese Human Rights Defenders which charts the systematic denial of human rights freedoms by the Chinese government. Links to many human rights sites can be found at the bottom of this site.
Pic: Amnesty
Belarus is the last country in Europe that maintains the death penalty. Good news is rare so when it happens it is to be welcomed. News broke yesterday that the Supreme Court of Belarus, in an unprecedented move, has decided to suspend and review the death sentences of Ihar Hershankou and Siamion Berazhnoy while their appeals are under consideration. Marie Struthers, Director of Amnesty’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, said:
This is a hugely significant and unprecedented decision for the only country in the region that has continued to execute people all these years. We are not aware of other cases where the Supreme Court of Belarus has suspended an execution. We continue to monitor the case closely, but it gives us hope that after years of discussion on the death penalty Belarus is ready to ‘walk the talk’ and has urged the authorities to establish an immediate moratorium on executions and to commute all death sentences as a first step towards abolition
UPDATE The Amnesty death penalty report is now to hand and can be accessed here.
The latest death penalty report is now available thanks to group member Lesley for the work in compiling it.
Note that China remains the world’s leader in executions but the details and statistics are a state secret.
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