Death penalty: Countries abolitionist for all crimes
Countries whose laws do not
provide for the death penalty for any crime
Abbreviations: Date (A) = date of abolition for all crimes; Date (AO)
= date of abolition for ordinary crimes; Date (last ex.) = date of last
execution; K = date of last known execution; Ind. = no executions since
independence
|
Country |
Date (A) |
Date (AO) |
Date (last ex.) |
|
ALBANIA |
2007 |
2000 |
|
|
ANDORRA |
1990 |
|
1943 |
|
ANGOLA |
1992 |
|
|
|
ARGENTINA |
2008 |
1984 |
|
|
ARMENIA |
2003 |
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
1985 |
1984 |
1967 |
|
AUSTRIA |
1968 |
1950 |
1950 |
|
AZERBAIJAN |
1998 |
|
1993 |
|
BELGIUM |
1996 |
|
1950 |
|
BHUTAN |
2004 |
|
1964K |
|
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
2001 |
1997 |
|
|
BULGARIA |
1998 |
|
1989 |
| BURUNDI | 2009 |
||
|
CAMBODIA |
1989 |
|
|
|
CANADA |
1998 |
1976 |
1962 |
|
CAPE VERDE |
1981 |
|
1835 |
|
COLOMBIA |
1910 |
|
1909 |
|
COOK ISLANDS |
2007 |
|
|
|
COSTA RICA |
1877 |
|
|
|
COTE D'IVOIRE |
2000 |
|
|
|
CROATIA |
1990 |
|
1987 |
|
CYPRUS |
2002 |
1983 |
1962 |
|
CZECH REPUBLIC |
1990 |
|
|
|
DENMARK |
1978 |
1933 |
1950 |
|
DJIBOUTI |
1995 |
|
Ind. |
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
1966 |
|
|
|
ECUADOR |
1906 |
|
|
|
ESTONIA |
1998 |
|
1991 |
|
FINLAND |
1972 |
1949 |
1944 |
|
FRANCE |
1981 |
|
1977 |
|
GEORGIA |
1997 |
|
1994K |
|
GERMANY |
1987 |
|
|
|
GREECE |
2004 |
1993 |
1972 |
|
GUINEA-BISSAU |
1993 |
|
1986K |
|
HAITI |
1987 |
|
1972K |
|
HONDURAS |
1956 |
|
1940 |
|
HUNGARY |
1990 |
|
1988 |
|
ICELAND |
1928 |
|
1830 |
|
IRELAND |
1990 |
|
1954 |
|
ITALY |
1994 |
1947 |
1947 |
|
KIRIBATI |
|
|
Ind. |
|
LIECHTENSTEIN |
1987 |
|
1785 |
|
LITHUANIA |
1998 |
|
1995 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
1979 |
|
1949 |
|
MACEDONIA |
1991 |
|
|
|
MALTA |
2000 |
1971 |
1943 |
|
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
|
|
Ind. |
|
MAURITIUS |
1995 |
|
1987 |
|
MEXICO |
2005 |
|
1937 |
|
MICRONESIA |
|
|
Ind. |
|
MOLDOVA |
1995 |
|
|
|
MONACO |
1962 |
|
1847 |
|
MONTENEGRO |
2002 |
|
|
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
1990 |
|
1986 |
|
NAMIBIA |
1990 |
|
1988K |
|
NEPAL |
1997 |
1990 |
1979 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
1982 |
1870 |
1952 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
1989 |
1961 |
1957 |
|
NICARAGUA |
1979 |
|
1930 |
|
NIUE |
|
|
|
|
NORWAY |
1979 |
1905 |
1948 |
|
PALAU |
|
|
|
|
PANAMA |
1922 |
|
1903K |
|
PARAGUAY |
1992 |
|
1928 |
|
PHILIPPINES |
2006 (1987) |
|
2000 |
|
POLAND |
1997 |
|
1988 |
|
PORTUGAL |
1976 |
1867 |
1849K |
|
ROMANIA |
1989 |
|
1989 |
|
RWANDA |
2007 |
|
1998 |
|
SAMOA |
2004 |
|
Ind. |
|
SAN MARINO |
1865 |
1848 |
1468K |
|
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
1990 |
|
Ind. |
|
SENEGAL |
2004 |
|
1967 |
|
SERBIA (Incl. Kosovo) |
2002 |
|
1992 |
|
SEYCHELLES |
1993 |
|
Ind. |
|
SLOVAKIA |
1990 |
|
|
|
SLOVENIA |
1989 |
|
|
|
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
|
1966 |
Ind. |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
1997 |
1995 |
1991 |
|
SPAIN |
1995 |
1978 |
1975 |
|
SWEDEN |
1972 |
1921 |
1910 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
1992 |
1942 |
1944 |
|
TIMOR-LESTE |
1999 |
|
|
|
TURKEY |
2004 |
2002 |
1984 |
|
TURKMENISTAN |
1999 |
|
|
|
TUVALU |
|
|
Ind. |
|
UKRAINE |
1999 |
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
1998 |
1973 |
1964 |
|
URUGUAY |
1907 |
|
|
|
UZBEKISTAN |
2008 |
|
2005 |
|
VANUATU |
|
|
Ind. |
|
HOLY SEE |
1969 |
|
|
|
VENEZUELA |
1863 |
|
|
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