1. International Mechanism Submission
2. Response to the Call for Inputs for the Secretary-General’s report on the question of the death penalty: The rights of persons under 18 years of age at the time of the offense who face the death penalty

Response to the Call for Inputs for the Secretary-General’s report on the question of the death penalty: The rights of persons under 18 years of age at the time of the offense who face the death penalty

Date: March 13, 2026
Country: All
Partners: Abolition Death Penalty of Iraq Organization, Anti Death Penalty Asia Network, Avocats Sans Frontières France, Center for Legal Support & Inmates’ Rehabilitation, Center for Prisoners’ Rights Japan, European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Hope Behind Bars Africa, Legal Awareness Watch , Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Masyarakat, The Coalition of Somali Human Rights Defenders, The Maldivian Democracy Network, The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Issues: Children's Rights, Death Penalty
Mechanism: UN Secretary General
Report Type: Call for Inputs

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This report responds to a call for inputs to assist the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in preparing the Secretary-General's report on the question of the death penalty for the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council. As requested, the report focuses on the rights of persons under 18 years of age at the time of the offense who face the death penalty, incorporating responses to a March 2026 survey of members of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Additionally, during the reporting period the Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighted issues relating to children sentenced to death in Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Qatar.