The present report of Amnesty International concerns the situation in Belarus and death penalty practices. The information in this report has been gathered over more than two decades of work monitoring the practice of the death penalty in Belarus. In October 2008, an Amnesty International representative visited Belarus and met with lawyers, human rights activists, government officials, and former prisoners. Amnesty states in the report that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers require that all those arrested, detained or imprisoned should be provided with adequate opportunities, time and facilities to be visited by and to communicate and consult with a lawyer, without delay, interception or censorship and in full confidentiality.