PAKISTAN: Universal Periodic Review

Submitted by crinadmin on Wed, 18/05/2011 - 03:45

Pakistan was examined under the Universal Periodic Review process in May 2008. The issue of the death penalty was raised, though not explicitly in relation to child offenders.^¹ The Government stated that a review of all questions related to capital punishment had been initiated.^² It defended the death penalty but stated that the Government was working on a proposal to commute it to life imprisonment.^³

1 A/HRC/8/42, 4 June 2008 Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Pakistan, paras. 23, 30, 37, 43, 57 and 88

2 A/HRC/8/42/Add.1, 25 August 2008, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Pakistan. Addendum: Statement by Ambassador Masood Khan, Permanent Representative of Pakistan, on the outcome report of Univrsal Periodic Review of Pakistan, at the Human Rights Council

3 A/HRC/8/42, 4 June 2008 Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Pakistan, para. 47

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