UN committee says executions in Belarus violate international obligations.

GENEVA, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The United Nations Human Rights
Committee accused Belarus of violating its international agreements by
executing two persons while their cases were still under review by the
committee.
The committee - an independent body supervising compliance with the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - expressed
"dismay" that the executions were the second such breach by Belarus in two
years.
According to a press statement issued by the committee on Wednesday,
July 27, Oleg Grishkovtsov and Andrei Burdyko had alleged that they were
subjected to torture at the pre-trial investigation stage and did not
receive a fair trial. Media reports indicated the two were found guilty of
premeditated murder, armed assault, arson, kidnapping of a minor, theft
and robbery.
The committee had asked authorities in Belarus not to carry out the
executions while their cases were under consideration. The exact date of
the executions remains unknown but it is presumed that they took place
between 13 and 19 July.