A/HRC/18/20 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1–2 3 II. Changes in law and practice ..................................................................................... 3–21 3 A. Countries that have abolished the death penalty for all crimes ....................... 4–7 3 B. Countries that have abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes ............. 8 4 C. Countries that have restricted the scope of the death penalty or are limiting its use................................................................................................... 9–13 4 Countries that have ratified international and regional instruments providing for the abolition of the death penalty............................................... 14–17 5 E. Countries that have introduced a moratorium on executions .......................... 18 5 F. Countries that have reintroduced the use of the death penalty, extended its scope or resumed executions ........................................................................... 19–21 6 III. Enforcement of the death penalty ............................................................................. 22–28 6 IV. International developments ....................................................................................... 29–58 8 A. General Assembly............................................................................................. 30–31 8 B. Universal periodic review................................................................................. 32–36 8 C. Special procedures of the Human Rights Council ......................................... 37–38 10 D. Human rights treaty bodies .............................................................................. 39–43 10 E. United Nations offices, agencies, funds and programmes............................... 44–47 12 F. International Commission against the Death Penalty ...................................... 48 13 G. Regional bodies ................................................................................................ 49–56 13 H. Other initiatives ................................................................................................ 57–58 16 Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 59–62 16 D. V. 2 Paragraphs