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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

1961
1966
1971
1976
1981
1986
1991
1996
2001
2006
2010

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
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