我國政府發佈白皮書 嚴格控制並慎用死刑

China strictly controls the death penalty and employs it with prudence, said a white paper on judical protection of human rights issued on Monday.

本週一發佈的一份關於司法保護人權的白皮書指出，我國要嚴格控制和慎用死刑。

The white paper, titled "New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China," said China's stand on the death penalty is to ensure that it applies only to a very small number of extremely serious criminal offenders.

這份名爲《中國司法領域人權保障的新進展》的白皮書稱，我國對死刑的態度是確保死刑只適用於極少數罪行極其嚴重的犯罪分子。

In 2011, China adopted the Amendment (VIII) to the Criminal Law which abolished the death penalty for 13 economy-related, non-violent offenses.

我國2011年通過的刑法修正案(八)取消了13個經濟性非暴力犯罪的死刑。

The Amendment (IX) to the Criminal Law, adopted in 2015, also reduced the number of crimes for capital punishment, abolishing the death penalty for nine areas of crime.

2015年通過的刑法修正案(九)也減少了適用死刑的罪名，取消了9個領域犯罪的死刑。

In death penalty cases, the defendant's right to defense and other legitimate rights and interests are fully protected, as hearings are held for all death penalty cases of second instance, the white paper said.

該白皮書指出，在死刑案件中充分保障被告人的辯護權和其他合法權益，實行死刑第二審案件全部開庭審理。

When the Supreme People's Court reviews a death penalty case, it focuses on interrogating the defendant in accordance with the law, and listening to opinions of the defense counsel.

最高人民法院複覈死刑案件注重依法訊問被告人，聽取辯護律師的意見。

It also said China took special actions against human trafficking and made important progress in combating trafficking in women and children.

此外，該白皮書還提到，我國針對販賣人口已經開展專項行動，並在打擊販賣婦女兒童犯罪中取得重要進展。