The death penalty and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment 2012, para. 80f
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[Whether or not a customary norm prohibiting the death penalty has crystallized, the Special Rapporteur calls upon all retentionist States to observe rigorously the restrictions and conditions imposed by article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 1 or article 16 of the Convention against Torture. The Special Rapporteur calls upon retentionist States:] To respect the rights of the families and relatives of persons sentenced to death.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment