Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan

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Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan has been abolished. [1]

On 5 December 1998, President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions, which was subsequently renewed annually. [2]

On 27 June 2007, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed legislation amending Kyrgyzstan's Criminal Code and abolishing the death penalty. [2]

On 1 October 2025, President Sadyr Japarov ordered the head of the legal support department to draft a legislation to reintroduce the death penalty for people convicted of violent crimes against women and children. The initiative came as a result of the murder of a 17-year-old in late September 2025 by a previously convicted offender. [3] This proposal caused condemnation from UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk, who urged the Kyrgyz government to immediately halt the advancement of the bill in parliament. [4]

The Kyrgyzstan constitution was amended to state that: [2] "No one in the Kyrgyz Republic can be deprived of life."

References

  1. ↑ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries | Amnesty International". Amnesty.org. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world". Handsoffcain.info. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Burc Eruygur and Seyit Kurt (1 October 2025). "Kyrgyz president orders drafting of death penalty bill for heinous crimes". Anadolu Agency . Archived from the original on 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Reintroduction of death penalty in Kyrgyzstan to violate international law - UN Human Rights Chief". Kazinform . 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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