Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court, in southeast Belarus, on 17 March. His sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 30 June and he is now at risk of imminent execution.
Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court, in southeast Belarus, on 17 March. His sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 30 June and he is now at risk of imminent execution. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:- Urging President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to commute the death sentence of Aliaksei Mikhalenya and all those on death row in Belarus;
- Calling on the President to establish an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty;
- Stress that whilst we are not seeking to downplay the seriousness of the crime, research shows that the death penalty does not deter crime more than imprisonment, and is the ultimate denial of human rights.
Contact these two officials by 24 August, 2017:
President Alyaksandr Lukashenka Vul. Karla Marksa 38 220016 Minsk, Belarus Fax: +375 17 226 06 10 or +375 17 222 38 72 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear President Lukashenka
Chargé d´Affaires Mr. Pavel Shidlovsky Embassy of Belarus 1619 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC 20009 Fax: 202 986 1805 or 1 202 986 1805 Phone: 202 986 9420 or 1 202 986 1606 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Counsellor
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