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Belarus
Capital city —
Minsk
Country population
9,499,903
i
2017
/ Country meters
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
314
i
2014
/
ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.796
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Departmen…
Total number of prisoners
29,776
i
2014
/
ICPR
Prison density
83 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
34
i
2014
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of female prisone…
7.5 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.3 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Untried prisoners
14.3 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No
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2017
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2017
Contributor(s)
Pavel Sapelko / Human Rights Centre Viasna / Prison Insider
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Untried prisoners are allowed to vote
No
i
04/2019
/ Pavel Sapelko /
HRC Viasna
Convicted people are allowed to vote
No
i
04/2019
/ Pavel Sapelko /
HRC Viasna
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