Equatorial Guinea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- November 17, 1991, amended in January 1995
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Spanish law and tribal laws and customs
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Chamber of Representatives of the People (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Christian predominance, pagan practices
From the country
- JUNE 10, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Some 68 opposition leaders have been sentenced to jail...
Some 68 opposition leaders have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to 20 years for reportedly plotting to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
- JUNE 8, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced 68 people to up to 20 years each...
A court sentenced 68 people to up to 20 years each over an alleged plot to seize power
- MAY 23, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor has urged a court...
Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor has urged a court to sentence to death or to 30 years, Felipe Ondo Obiang and Guillermo Nguema Ela, both leaders of the illegal Democratic Republican Force (FDR), and Emilio Ndong Biyogo of the Popular Union, a legal
- MAY 11, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
In Equatorial Guinea, Placido Miko Abogo, leader of...
In Equatorial Guinea, Placido Miko Abogo, leader of the CPDS [Convergence for Social Democracy], which is one of the country's main opposition parties, was detained in custody on May 10
- JANUARY 1, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JULY 23, 1999Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, President Teodoro Obiang in an interview...
On July 23, President Teodoro Obiang in an interview said that it is not up to the president to decide if the death penalty should be abolished
- JULY 22, 1999Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea signed the letter, dated 22 July...
Equatorial Guinea signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death pen
- JANUARY 1, 1999Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes