Zambia

Abolitionist for ordinary crimes onlyLegal status of the death penalty*

164Number of individuals currently under sentence of death

0Executions in 2022

0Executions in 2021

0Executions in 2020

1997	Last known execution
Hanging	Method(s) of execution
No	Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
No	Party to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Not applicable	Party to the American Convention on Human Rights
Not applicable	Party to the Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
No	UN Moratorium Resolution (2010): cosponsor
Abstained	UN Moratorium Resolution (2010): vote
No	UN Moratorium Resolution (2010): has signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation
No	UN Moratorium Resolution (2012): cosponsor
Abstained	UN Moratorium Resolution (2012): vote
No	UN Moratorium Resolution (2012): has signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation
Unclear	Does the country have a mandatory death penalty?
2023-05-23	Last update

Source: Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide
*Source of classification: Amnesty International

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Ratification Kit – Zambia

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty , on 21 July 2023

2023

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Zambia

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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.

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Countries list Zambia
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