RECOMMENDATION
The State party should consider abolishing the death penalty and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It should remove mandatory death penalties from its statutes.
| Recommendation No: | ICCPR-13 |
|---|---|
| Recommendation Year: | 2012 |
| Recommendation Text: | The State party should consider abolishing the death penalty and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It should remove mandatory death penalties from its statutes. |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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Related Human Rights Articles
ICCPR Article 6 - The right to life, which shall be protected in law.
Stakeholders
Attorney General's Office (AGO)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
21 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not be deprived thereof to any extent except pursuant to a law made in accordance with Article 16 of this Constitution.
Relevant Legislation Articles
No Relevant Legislation Articles
Relevant Regulations & Policies
No Relevant Regulations & Policies
Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
CRC Article 6 - 1. States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life.
2. States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
CRPD Article 10 - Right to life
CMW Article 9 - The right to life and protection
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
No Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
Related SDGs
No Related SDGs
Categories
Death Penalty
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right to life