The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
• Second Optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights;
• Protocol Six to the European Convention on Human Rights;
• Protocol Thirteen to the European Convention on Human Rights.
5) Please indicate ways in which you have co-operated with local and international
organizations on this issue of the death penalty in the period from 1 July 2014 to
30 June 2015.
6) Are any of your citizens facing the death penalty abroad? If yes, please provide us
with their full name, age, gender and race/ ethnicity, indicating relevant countries.
7) What safeguards are in place in your country to protect children who have a
parent facing the death penalty abroad (relevant to nationals of your country)?
Retentionist OSCE participating States:
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
1) The attached paper is the entry related to your country in the 2014 Background
Paper on 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? If yes, please attach copies of relevant legislation.
4) If a moratorium is in place, have there been any changes since last year’s publication in the specific procedure regulating the treatment and rights of persons
subjected to the moratorium? If yes, please attach copies of relevant legislation.
5) Please provide details on any changes regarding the treatment of persons on death
row and attach copies of relevant legislation.
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