Report

The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2022

This paper updates The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2021. It is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States since the previous publication and to promote constructive discussion of the issue. It covers the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Date:: 7 October 2022
Source:: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher:: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Focus area(s):: Death penalty Torture

English Русский

Disclaimer

The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.

This document is part of a collection:

Document collection

The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Papers

The background papers are intended to provide concise updates to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States and to promote constructive discussion of the issue.

2 October 2026

Contact

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw
Poland

: Phone: +48 22 520 06 00

: Email: office@odihr.pl