Capital punishment and safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

Capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

Capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

Before the draft decision was adopted, statements were made by the representatives of China and Cuba and the observer for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see E 2005 SR.38).

Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Defying World Trends, AI Index MDE 23 015 2001 see also Lamri Chirouf, Defying World Trends , paper presented to the First World Congress against the Death Penalty (Strasbourg, June 2001).

(e) Report of the Secretary General on capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (E 2005 3).

Implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

(d) Note by the Secretariat on capital punishment and safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (E CN.15 2005 16)

A separate section was devoted to the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty.

Noting its resolutions on the subject of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights on the subject,

Having regard to the legal framework of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions,

(d) Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E 2005 65).

(b) To provide the Secretary General with information relating to the use of capital punishment and the observance of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

(b) To refrain from summary and arbitrary executions and from acts of reprisal and to adhere strictly to their obligations under human rights instruments and international humanitarian law

Mindful of all its resolutions on the subject of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights on the subject,

Report of the Secretary General on capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (Council resolution 1745 (LIV) and Council decision 2004 242)

(d) To provide to the Secretary General and relevant United Nations bodies information relating to the use of capital punishment and the observance of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

(d) To provide to the Secretary General and relevant United Nations bodies information relating to the use of capital punishment and the observance of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty

(e) Yearly supplement to the quinquennial report of the Secretary General on capital punishment and implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (resolution 2005 59, para. 11)

The Commission on Human Rights has continued annually to adopt resolutions calling upon all States that have not already abolished the death penalty to consider establishing a moratorium on executions with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty.

The seventh quinquennial report of the Secretary General on capital punishment and implementation of safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty has been issued under the symbol E 2005 3.

2. Notes that impunity continues to be a major cause of the perpetuation of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

He went on to summarize the discussions on the abolition of capital punishment and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing the protection of those facing the death penalty and noted that tremendous progress had been made since the first survey.

4. Notes with deep concern that impunity continues to be a major cause of the perpetuation of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

(e) To pay special attention to extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions where the victims are individuals carrying out peaceful activities in defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms

4. Notes with deep concern that impunity continues to be a major cause of the perpetuation of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

Mr. Alston (Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions) said that the representative of Malaysia had raised questions on which there was clear disagreement.

9. Takes note of the interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to the General Assembly See A 61 311.

10. Reaffirms Economic and Social Council decision 2004 259 of 22 July 2004, by which the Council endorsed the decision of the Commission on Human Rights to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for three years

Noting with deep concern that impunity continues to be a major cause of the perpetuation of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions,

In its resolution 2003 11, the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the Commission on Human Rights urged all States not to transfer persons to the jurisdiction of States that still use the death penalty unless there is a guarantee that the death penalty will be neither sought nor applied in the particular case.

(f) Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (Strasbourg, 2001 2002)

In her interim report to the General Assembly in 2000 (see A 55 288, para. 34), the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions stated her belief that the death penalty should under no circumstances be mandatory .

Recalling further the important results accomplished by the former Commission on Human Rights on the question of the death penalty, and envisaging that the Human Rights Council could continue to work on this issue,

(d) To establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty

(c) To keep in mind the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty and the guarantees set out in United Nations safeguards adopted by the Economic and Social Council

See, for example, Roger Hood, The Death Penalty A Worldwide Perspective, 3rd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2002), in particular chaps.

At its 38th meeting, on 25 July, the Council adopted draft decision 5 recommended by the Commission,23 entitled Situation of human rights in Belarus , by a recorded vote of 23 to 11, with 15 abstentions.

55 111. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

59 197. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

61 173. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

57 214. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

Killing the Death Penalty

They welcome such an execution.

The question of the death penalty