Question of the death penalty : report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/77

Yearly supplement to the Secretary-General's quinquennial report on capital punishment and implementation of the Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty, paying special attention to the imposition of the death penalty against people younger than 18 years of age at the time of the offense; covers the period Jan. 2001-Dec. 2002.

25 p. : tables

Annexes (p. 13-25): 1. Tables indicating status of the death penalty worldwide as of 1 December 2002 -- 2. Summary of comments received from Member States.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-12).