Article 24 of the constitution reads that

The death penalty in Belarus is envisaged for 14 crimes, ranging from murder to terrorism, crimes against humanity and a number of military crimes. Article 24 of the Constitution reads that “the death penalty can be applied as an exceptional measure of punishment for grave crimes in accordance with the law and only under court sentences until it is abolished.”
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has also been sharply criticized in the West for his authoritarian rule. Partly due to the country’s stance on the death penalty, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) suspended Belarus’ special guest status in January 1997. In a 1996 referendum, which was not recognised by the international community due to serious irregularities, the majority of voters (80.44%) voiced their support for the continued use of the death penalty.
A total of 407 people are known to have been executed in the history of independent Belarus. Only one of these convicts was pardoned by Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
In 2015, there were no reports of judicial executions carried out in Belarus. However, it resumed executions in 2016. At least two new death sentences were imposed in 2015.
At least 3 executions were carried out in 2014. In 2013, for the first time in many years, Belarus had not practiced the death penalty. In 2012, there were at least 3 executions. In 2011, two men were executed for murder and another two murderers were executed in 2010. In 2009, there were no executions, while four people were executed in 2008 and 1 in 2007.

Top secret death
Information about the death penalty is classed as a State secret. Prisoners on death row are told they will be executed only moments before the sentence is carried out. They are shot in the back of the head. Convict’s relatives are not informed of the date or place of execution even after the event, the body is not returned to the family and the place of burial is not disclosed. Sometimes, executions are reported months after the fact.
In 2015, there were no reports of judicial executions carried out in Belarus. However, it resumed executions in 2016.

The United Nations
On 4 May 2015, Belarus was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council. The Government accepted recommendations to consider introducing a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its permanent abolition, and to carry out public campaigns explaining the arguments for the abolition with the aim of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
On 19 December 2016, Belarus abstained again on the Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty at the UN General Assembly.