A/HRC/22/8 (b) Since 2001, there had not been any death penalty sentences, and there was a de facto moratorium to death penalty; (c) Regarding judicial cases related to the armed conflict, the Superior Courts of Guatemala should settle the debate over the interpretation about the exceptions and scope of the Amnesty, agreed during the peace negotiation in 1996, with the participation of the United Nations; (d) Regarding the recent events that had occurred in Totonicapán, where eight persons had been killed, a judicial process had been initiated and the Government was working with the Public Prosecutor´s Office and the Judiciary in order to carry out an impartial investigation. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 99. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below have been examined by and enjoy the support of Guatemala: 99.1. Ratify the Optional Protocol to ICESCR and the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty (Spain); 99.2. Consider the definitive abolition of the death penalty in its domestic legislation and its accession to the related international instrument on the matter (Ecuador); 99.3. Consider formally abolishing the death penalty and acceding to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aimed at abolishing the death penalty (Honduras); 99.4. Consider the accession to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Rwanda); 99.5. Consider ratifying the ICCPR-OP2 on abolition of death penalty (Philippines); 99.6. Consider ratifying ILO Convention 189 (Philippines); 99.7. Complete the process of full alignment of its national legislation with all obligations under the Statute and to accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (Slovakia); 99.8. Continue the process of full alignment between its national legislation and all obligations under the Rome Statute (Sweden); 99.9. Adopt a law specifically classifying the various manifestations of racial discrimination as punishable acts (Bangladesh); 99.10. Guaranty the compliance of Guatemala’s legislation with the provisions of ICEDAW (France); 99.11 Adopt legislation concerning international standards (Hungary); indigenous people based on 99.12. Identify a follow up body which includes the Government, Civil Society, International Organizations and possibly representatives of agreeable ** 14 Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited.

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