Kyrgyzstan's constitutional court is considering a draft law, backed by President Sadyr Japarov, to reinstate the death penalty in the Central Asian state.

• The proposed law would allow capital punishment for "particularly serious sexual crimes on children" and "murders committed with rape."
• The death penalty was abolished in Kyrgyzstan in 2007, with the last execution occurring in 1998.
• The UN human rights high commissioner has opposed the move, stating it would be a "serious violation of international law."
• President Japarov proposed the reinstatement following the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in September.