The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area Annex 8 2015 ODIHR Questionnaires Abolitionist OSCE participating States: 1) Is your country engaged in any activities relevant to the issue of the death penalty on the national or international level? If yes, please highlight the most important activities in the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. 2) Are there any pending cases or communications related to the issue of the death penalty with regard to your country, before domestic or international courts or quasi-judicial bodies? If yes, please provide a description of each case or communication. 3) Are any of your citizens facing the death penalty abroad? If yes, please provide their full name, age, gender and race or ethnicity, indicating relevant countries. 4) What safeguards are in place in your country to protect children who have a parent facing the death penalty abroad (i.e. with regard to nationals of your country)? De facto Abolitionist OSCE participating States: 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 in your country. Please check this list and inform us if any corrections or changes are needed. 2) Have any steps been taken to retain or remove a moratorium on the death penalty since the last publication? 3) Have any steps to fully remove the death penalty from national legislation been taken since the last publication? 4) Have any steps been taken towards the ratification of any of the following international instruments (if applicable): 60