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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday warned that the reinstation of the death penalty in Kyrgyzstan would breach international law obligations.
Türk declared that the proposals to reintroduce the death penalty as a response to serious crimes should be discontinued. Kyrgyzstan should focus on “ensuring the effective protection of the law and adequate access to justice and redress. The answer must be a well-resourced, victim-centered approach to tackling violence, including sexual violence.”
The proposal to reintroduce the death penalty was sparked by the rape and murder of a girl in September 2025. In response, the Kyrgyz authorities have put forward a proposal to withdrawal from the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP2) and the reintroduction of capital punishment through constitutional amendment. This would allow the death penalty to be used “for the rape of a child and for the rape and murder of a child or adult victim”. A referendum will be held to vote on the proposals and, if approved, will be sent to Parliament.
Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan was formally abolished in 2007. Subsequently, Kyrgyzstan ratified the ICCPR-OP2 in 2010. Article 1 of the ICCPR-OP2 highlights that States must “take all necessary measures to abolish the death penalty within [their] jurisdiction.” Importantly, States parties cannot reintroduce the death penalty if it has been abolished, meaning it is legally irrevocable.
Death penalty as a deterrence for the occurrence of serious crimes is controversial. In September 2025, Türk declared that “the death penalty has no place in 2025. It assaults human dignity, brutalizes societies, and undermines justice systems. It has proven futile in deterring crime.” He also highlighted that “if the death penalty were reintroduced, it would in time lead to the death of innocent people at the hands of the State”.
The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe have also expressly opposed the death penalty in October 2025 and highlighted the problems with capital punishment:
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Türk declared that the proposals to reintroduce the death penalty as a response to serious crimes should be discontinued. Kyrgyzstan should focus on “ensuring the effective protection of the law and adequate access to justice and redress. The answer must be a well-resourced, victim-centered approach to tackling violence, including sexual violence.”
The proposal to reintroduce the death penalty was sparked by the rape and murder of a girl in September 2025. In response, the Kyrgyz authorities have put forward a proposal to withdrawal from the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP2) and the reintroduction of capital punishment through constitutional amendment. This would allow the death penalty to be used “for the rape of a child and for the rape and murder of a child or adult victim”. A referendum will be held to vote on the proposals and, if approved, will be sent to Parliament.
Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan was formally abolished in 2007. Subsequently, Kyrgyzstan ratified the ICCPR-OP2 in 2010. Article 1 of the ICCPR-OP2 highlights that States must “take all necessary measures to abolish the death penalty within [their] jurisdiction.” Importantly, States parties cannot reintroduce the death penalty if it has been abolished, meaning it is legally irrevocable.
Death penalty as a deterrence for the occurrence of serious crimes is controversial. In September 2025, Türk declared that “the death penalty has no place in 2025. It assaults human dignity, brutalizes societies, and undermines justice systems. It has proven futile in deterring crime.” He also highlighted that “if the death penalty were reintroduced, it would in time lead to the death of innocent people at the hands of the State”.
The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe have also expressly opposed the death penalty in October 2025 and highlighted the problems with capital punishment:
Türk previously condemned Kyrgyzstan for its closure of its National Center for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT), stating that it was a breach of its international law obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
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