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TERM HIGH RISK PRISONER. UNQUOTE
QUESTION 11 AND 12
WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON QUESTION 11 AND 12.
QUESTION 13
WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING ANSWER TO QUESTION 13.
QUOTE THE DEATH PENALTY WILL EXIST. THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROVIDES BASIC LEGAL SAFEGUARDS IN RESPECT OF PERSONS WHO ARE CHARGED WITH CAPITAL OFFENCES, SUCH AS GUARANTEEING RIGHTS OF APPEAL AND ENSURING THAT EXECUTIONS ARE NOT CARRIED OUT IN RESPECT OF
CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN. ARTICLE 2 REFLECTS THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE UK UNDER THE ICCPR. UNQUOTE
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