Contents I. Introduction 5 II. T he Status of the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area 9 1. Retentionist participating States 9 1.1. Belarus 9 1.2. United States 15 2. Abolitionist participating States 23 3. De-facto abolitionist participating States 34 3.1.Kazakhstan: Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes Only III. Annexes 34 36 4