The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area 15 April 2014 in Dushanbe.97 The conference brought together various stakeholders, including representatives of state structures, Ombuds institutions, civil society, international organizations and independent experts. Following a discussion of the experiences of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in this field, participants developed a number of recommendations to facilitate Tajikistan’s efforts to abolish the death penalty from its legislation.98 97  The conference was organized by the NGO “League of Women Lawyers of Tajikistan”, in co-operation with Penal Reform International, the Swiss Cooperation Office, the Open Society Institute and the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Tajikistan. “Experts discussed Tajikistani approach towards complete abolition of the death penalty”, Penal Reform International, 16 April 2014, <http://www.penalreform.org/blog/experts-discussed-tajikistani-approachcomplete-abolition-death-penalty/>. 98  Ibid. 25