Contents
Overview 5
The Status of the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
Abolitionist States
De Facto Abolitionist States
Retentionist States
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Annexes 31
Annex 1: OSCE Commitments
32
Annex 2: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Resolutions
35
Annex 3: United Nations Standards
37
Annex 4: Council of Europe Standards
48
Annex 5: European Union Standards
51
Annex 6: Organization of American States Standards
58
Annex 7: Recommendations Made at the 2012 OSCE Human Dimension
Implementation Meeting
61
Annex 8: ODIHR Questionnaire on the Death Penalty
62
Annex 9: Status of Ratifications of Relevenat Treaties
65
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