A/HRC/36/L.40 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 27 September 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11–29 September 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.6 36/… The question of the death penalty After paragraph 5, insert a new paragraph reading 5 bis. Also urges States to abandon the practice of executing the death penalty by means of experimental medical supplies and chemicals or untested techniques that can lead to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.17-16871(E) 