NGO report

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

on 1 January 2020



  • Document type NGO report
  • 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

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Congo

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Djibouti

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Dominica

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Eswatini

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

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Guinea

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Lebanon

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Libya

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Nauru

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Niger

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

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Pakistan

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Philippines

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Republic of Korea

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

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Sierra Leone

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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Solomon Islands

Abolitionist for all crimesDeath penalty legal status

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South Sudan

RetentionistDeath penalty legal status

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Tonga

Abolitionist in practiceDeath penalty legal status

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Uganda

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Zimbabwe

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