Contents Foreword v The Status of the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area 1 1. Abolitionist States 2. Partly Abolitionist States 3. De Facto Abolitionist States 4. Retentionist States 3 4 5 6 17 Annexes Annex 1: Annex 2: Annex 3: Annex 4: Annex 5: OSCE Commitments on the Death Penalty Other International Standards on the Death Penalty Relevant Recommendations Made at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in 2007 Questionnaire on the Death Penalty Status of Ratifications of Relevant Treaties 19 22 43 45 48

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