A/HRC/18/16 83.88. Establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its total abolition (Spain);10 83.89. Establish, as soon as possible, a moratorium on the execution of the death penalty with a view to its abolition in the future (Belgium); 83.90. Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Italy); 83.91. Commute death sentences to prison terms (France);11 83.92. Replace death sentences with an appropriate alternative sanction (Slovenia);12 83.93. For as long as it resorts to the death penalty, respect the relevant international standards, especially the principles stated in Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50, and particularly ensure that it will only be applied to the most severe crimes and to individuals who are more than 18 years of age at the time of the act (Belgium); 83.94. Establish a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its abolition and immediately stop the imposition of this cruel measure on children (Uruguay); 83.95. Immediately prohibit the death penalty and immediately prohibit its application to minors (Spain 2);13 83.96. Abolish the death penalty against juvenile offenders (Italy); 83.97. Consider especially abolishing the death penalty to children under 18 years (Brazil);14 83.98. Ensure that no one is executed for a crime that he/she would have committed when he/she was under the age of 18 years, and commute death sentences already pronounced against minors to appropriate alternative sentences (Switzerland); 83.99. Lower the criminal responsibility for children, ban the application of the death penalty to children, and prohibit the recruitment of children as child soldiers and their participation in armed conflict (Palestine); 83.100. Prohibit executions of minors pursuant to the Children’s Act of 2010 (France);15 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “A moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its total abolition, and the immediate prohibition of its application to minors.” The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “Commute sentences to death to prison terms and prohibit executions of minors pursuant to the Children’s Act of 2010.” The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “Ensure that the death penalty is not carried out at least on persons under 18 years of age, and replace any death sentences with an appropriate alternative sanction.” The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “A moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to its total abolition, and the immediate prohibition of its application to minors.” The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “Consider abolishing the death penalty, especially to children under 18.” The recommendation was read during the interactive dialogue as “Commute sentences to death to prison terms and prohibit executions of minors pursuant to the Children’s Act of 2010.”

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