A/HRC/30/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 July 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Capital punishment and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty Yearly supplement of the Secretary-General to his quinquennial report on capital punishment Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 26/2 of the Human Rights Council. It examines possible consequences of the imposition and application of the death penalty on the enjoyment of various human rights, including human dignity, the right to life, the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to a fair trial and the right to equality and non-discrimination. It also examines the impact on the enjoyment of human rights by children of parents who are sentenced to death or executed, and other individuals associated with sentenced persons, and the consequences of the lack of transparency in the imposition and application of the death penalty. GE.15-12085(E) *1512085*