148.38

Recommendation
Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
36 - May 2020
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
Africa (African Group)
State under Review - Organisations
  • AL (League of Arab States)
  • AU (African Union)
  • OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference)
Recommendation

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and consider establishing a moratorium on executions as a first step towards the official abolition of the death penalty

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • OAS (Organisation of American States)
  • OEI (Organisation of Ibero-American States)
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • CP rights - general
  • Death penalty
  • International instruments