NGO report

Death Penalty: Majority of States Continue to Support UN Call for Moratorium on Executions at Committee Vote

on 1 January 2020

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Countries list Antigua and Barbuda / Congo / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Djibouti / Dominica / Eswatini / Guinea / Lebanon / Libya / Nauru / Niger / Pakistan / Philippines / Republic of Korea / Sierra Leone / Solomon Islands / South Sudan / Tonga / Uganda / Zimbabwe

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Antigua and Barbuda

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Congo

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Democratic Republic of the Congo

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Djibouti

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Dominica

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Eswatini

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

Guinea

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Lebanon

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Libya

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Nauru

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Niger

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

Pakistan

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Philippines

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Republic of Korea

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

Sierra Leone

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

Solomon Islands

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

South Sudan

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Tonga

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

Uganda

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

Zimbabwe

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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