Contents
I. Introduction
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1. Overview
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2. Introductory Essay of the United Nations Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais
II. The Status of the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
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1. Children of parents sentenced to death or executed
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2. Other aspects of the situation of the death penalty in the OSCE area
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2.1 Retentionist participating States
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2.1.1 Belarus
2.1.2 United States of America
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2.2 Abolitionist participating States
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2.3 De-facto abolitionist participating States
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2.4 Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes Only participating States
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2.4.1 Kazakhstan
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III. Annexes
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