The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area De facto Abolitionist: The death penalty is retained for crimes committed in peacetime, but executions are not carried out. Four OSCE participating States are de facto abolitionist: • Kazakhstan • Mongolia • Russian Federation • Tajikistan Retentionist: The death penalty is retained for crimes committed in peacetime, and executions are carried out. Two OSCE participating States are retentionist: • Belarus • United States of America 10