致盧卡申科總統︰\
在歐洲及前蘇聯內,白俄羅斯為唯一一個仍然執行死刑的國家。所有死刑,國際特赦組織一律反對,而且死刑違反《國際人權公約》所宣揚的生存自由,為極殘酷、不人道及可恥的刑?。
本人促請貴國政府:
- 以2008年12月18日聯合國大會63/168決議對廢除死刑的觀點,立即中止所有死刑的判處及執行;
- 立即對所有待刑死囚,以有期監禁代替死刑。
Dear President Lukashenka:
Belarus is the last country in Europe and in the former Soviet Union that is still carrying out executions. Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception. It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
I urge your government to:
* immediately establish a moratorium on all death sentences and executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty as provided by the UN General Assembly resolution 63/168 adopted on 18 December 2008.
* commute without delay the sentences of all prisoners currently on death row to terms of imprisonment.