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Preferred term

EXTRALEGAL EXECUTIONS  

Entry terms

  • ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS
  • EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
  • TARGETED KILLINGS

Note

  • A/Conf. 87/14. For definition of arbitrary executions see E/CN.4/1992/30, p. 161

Scope note

  • Killing of political opponents or suspected offenders by armed forces, law enforcement officials, etc. or paramilitary or political groups

History note

  • Scope note deleted 15 June 2009: Killing of political opponents or suspected offenders by armed forces, law enforcement officials, etc. or paramilitary or political groups by order of a Government or with its complicity or tolerance or acquiescence without any judicial or legal process
  • Scope note updated included in English, French and Spanish 5 July 2022
  • Update of alt labels adopted by TC 13 Sept 2023

Identifier

  • https://lib-thesaurus.un.org/LIB/DHLUNBISThesaurus.nsf/fee3fb01c865ac5d85256cf400648b1f/f2bb9e3991f8d89885256aa0005ff571
  • T0006155

In other languages

  • الإعدام الخارج عن نطاق القانون

    Arabic

  • القتل المستهدف
  • اعدام خارج عن نطاق قانون
  • الاعدام الخارج عن نطاق القانون
  • القتل المتعمد
  • القتل خارج نطاق القانون
  • قتل خارج نطاق قانون
  • 法外处决

    Chinese

  • 定点击杀
  • 定点清除
  • EXECUTIONS EXTRAJUDICAIRES

    French

  • ASSASSINATS CIBLÉS
  • EXECUTIONS EXTRA-LEGALES
  • Внесудебные казни

    Russian

  • Казни без суда и следствия
  • Произвольные казни
  • целенаправленные убийства
  • EJECUCIONES EXTRALEGALES

    Spanish

  • ASESINATOS SELECTIVOS
  • EJECUCIONES EXTRAJUDICIALES

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002221

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