The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area Retentionists Questions below relate to the developments with regard to the death penalty in your country in the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1. The attached paper is the entry related to your country in the 2015 Background Paper on the Situation of the Death Penalty. It lists crimes that carry the death penalty and the methods of execution in your country, among other issues. Please inform us if any corrections or changes are needed. 2. Should your country’s Code of Military Law carry the death penalty, have there been any changes to it? 3. Have any steps been taken to introduce, retain or remove a moratorium on the death penalty during the reporting period (1 July 2015 – 31 March 2016)? If yes, please attach copies of relevant documents. 4. If a moratorium is in place, have there been any changes during the reporting period (1 July 2015 – 31 March 2016) in the specific procedure regulating the treatment and rights of persons subjected to the moratorium? If yes, please attach copies of relevant documents. 5. Please provide details on any changes in legislation, rules and regulations regarding the treatment of persons on death row and attach copies of relevant documents. Please provide information whether there are any particular provisions applicable regarding the special needs of women on death row. STATISTICS 6. If a moratorium is in place, please list the name and place of detention of all persons subjected to the moratorium. 7. Please provide statistics on the number, age, gender and race/ ethnicity of persons who have been sentenced to death in the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016, as well as the specific crime for which each of these persons was sentenced. 8. Please provide information about the gender of the victim of the crime leading to the death sentence. 9. Please list other death sentences that have entered into force (i.e. all appeal stages have been exhausted) during the reporting period (1 July 2015 – 31 March 2016). 10. Please indicate if any of the persons sentenced to death in the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016 were: • Under age of 18 at the time the crime was committed; • Pregnant women or women with dependent children; • Men with dependent children; • Diagnosed as having any form of mental disability; 105