International law - United Nations

Question of the death penalty: Report of the Secretary-General

By United Nations, on 1 January 2008


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The present report contains information on the question of the death penalty covering the period from June 2009 to July 2010, and draws attention to a number of phenomena, including the continuing trend towards abolition and the ongoing difficulties experienced in gaining access to reliable information on executions.




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