Samoa

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Death Penalty status

Abolitionist for all crimes

Does not use the death penalty

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News

Global: UN backs Pacific Island states by asking the International Court to advance climate justice

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9 September 2021

Samoa: Australian blogger at risk of extradition: Talalelei Pauga

29 March 1994

Western Samoa: death penalty: Sesela Mato Afoa

Research

Reports, briefings, statements, submissions and other resources from Amnesty's researchers.

23 March 2022

Samoa: Oral statement at HRC 49: Item 6 Consideration of UPR reports: Samoa

23 April 2021

Samoa: Judicial reforms weaken human rights: Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 39th session of the UPR Working Group, 1-12 November 2021

4 June 2020

Samoa: State of Emergency exploited to rush through laws that weaken the judiciary

29 August 2018

Pacific: Australia must immediately end offshore refugee processing policy

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