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Legend

Retentionist

No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions

Abolitionist for "Ordinary" Crimes Only

Abolitionist for All Crimes
Death Penalty Abolition
Worldwide Since 1961
1961
Abolitionist for all crimes:• Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Iceland, Panama, San Marino, Uruguay, Venezuela
Abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Austria, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cape Verde, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
1962 - 1966
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Dominican Republic, Monaco
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Solomon Islands
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Ireland, Maldives
1967 - 1971
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Austria, Holy See
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Malta
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Brunei Darussalam, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar
1972 - 1976
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Finland, Portugal, Sweden
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Canada, United Kingdom
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Bhutan, Cyprus, Fiji, Samoa
1977 - 1981
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Cape Verde, Denmark, France, Kiribati, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Norway, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Brazil, Fiji, Peru, Spain
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Australia, Nauru, Senegal
1982 - 1986
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Netherlands
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Argentina, Cyprus, El Salvador
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Bolivia, Greece, Haiti, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sri Lanka
1987 - 1991
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Andorra, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovakia, Slovenia
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Nepal
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Central African Republic, Djibouti, Gambia, Grenada, Mali, Togo
1992 - 1996
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Angola, Belgium, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Mauritius, Moldova, Palau, Paraguay, Seychelles, Spain, Switzerland
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Greece, South Africa
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Chile, Congo (Brazzaville), Russia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tonga, Turkey
1997 - 2001
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Malta, Nepal, Poland, South Africa, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Albania, Chile, Latvia
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Benin, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Gabon, Kenya, Laos, Mauritania, Myanmar, Serbia and Montenegro, Tunisia
2002 - 2006
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Armenia, Bhutan, Cyprus, Greece, Liberia, Mexico, Montenegro, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Turkey
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
N/A
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Algeria, Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, Tajikistan, Tanzania
2007 - 2010
Became abolitionist for all crimes:• Albania, Argentina, Burundi, Cook Islands, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Togo, Uzbekistan
Became abolitionist for ordinary crimes:
• Kazakhstan
No Executions in the Past 10 Years and A Policy Not to Carry Out executions
• Cameroon, Liberia, South Korea, Zambia