A/HRC/43/12 26.109 Ensure that the death penalty is never imposed in violation of article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and consider establishing an official moratorium on executions of juvenile offenders (Austria); 26.110 Abolish the execution of children and commute the death sentences of all minors on death row (Brazil); 26.111 Revise the Penal Code to ensure consistency with its international obligations, including article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, so that the death penalty is reserved for only the most serious crimes, never imposed for crimes committed by persons below 18 years of age, and never imposed arbitrarily (Canada); 26.112 Consider the abolition of the death penalty and ensure that no minor can be sentenced to death (Chile); 26.113 Abolish the death penalty in the country under any circumstances (Croatia); 26.114 Reduce the number of offences punishable by death, commencing with drug-related offences, as well as prohibit the use of the death penalty against those who were minors at the time the crime was committed (Cyprus); 26.115 Establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty, at least for juvenile perpetrators (Czechia); 26.116 Further amend the drug trafficking law to remove all mandatory death sentences for drug-related offences and adopt a moratorium on execution, particularly of juvenile offenders (Denmark); 26.117 Introduce a moratorium on executions, especially for juvenile offenders, with a view to progressively abolishing the death penalty (Estonia); 26.118 Continue reforms to the Penal Code in order to restrict the death penalty to the most serious crimes, which would be progress towards the full abolition of the death penalty (Spain); 26.119 Establish a moratorium on the application of the death penalty with a view to its permanent abolition, cease the executions of minors and repeal articles 233 to 235 of the Penal Code (France); 26.120 Take further steps towards the substitution of mandatory death penalties for prison sentences for all drug-related offences (Georgia); 26.121 Establish a formal moratorium on the death penalty; in particular, cease all planned executions of juvenile offenders and prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for crimes committed by minors (Germany); 26.122 Establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Greece); 26.123 Implement a moratorium on all executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Iceland); 26.124 Repeal the relevant articles of the Penal code, including those that impose the death penalty and flogging for offences related to consensual samesex conduct between adults, with a view to fully decriminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults (Iceland); 26.125 Establish a moratorium on executions and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and immediately end death sentences for individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their alleged crime in line with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Ireland); 26.126 End the widespread use of the death penalty, especially on minors (Israel); 12

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