Kuwait
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- November 11, 1962
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- Mixed legal system of English, French, and Islamic law based on civil law, incorporates elements of Islamic law regarding human rights
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Majlis al-umma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation, High Court of Appeals
RELIGIONS
85% Muslim, 15% Christian
From the country
FEBRUARY 18, 2026KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER STABBING FATHER OVER CIGARETTE ARGUMENT
A Pakistani man was sentenced to death on February 16, 2026 in Kuwait after being convicted of fatally stabbing his father during a domestic dispute in the Farwaniya Governorate.
- JANUARY 22, 2026KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Kuwait’s Court of Appeals has upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend in Rumaithiya suburb and concealing her body in a suitcase in an attempt to smuggle it out of the country, Gulf News reported on January 21, 2026.
DECEMBER 15, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: AN INDIAN GOES TO GALLOWS FOR ‘BLUDGEONING’ WIFE
The Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Nayef Al-Dahoum, sentenced an Indian expatriate to death for the premeditated murder of his wife at their home in the Salmi area, following marital disputes, Arab Times reported on December 11, 2025.
OCTOBER 30, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT APPROVES HARSH NEW ANTI-DRUG LAW
Kuwait’s Cabinet has approved a comprehensive new anti-narcotics law that introduces random drug testing for military and civilian employees,
OCTOBER 28, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE ON EID
In a landmark ruling, the Criminal Court of Kuwait on October 27, 2025 sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to death for the premeditated murder of his wife in the Mutlaa area on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
- OCTOBER 27, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD
The Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Nasser Al-Badr and comprising Judges Abdulaziz Al-Muadhadi and Abdulhadi Al-Hajri, has sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to death for the abduction and sexual assault of a 9-year-old child
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: 5 PRISONERS HANGED AS 3 ESCAPE GALLOWS
The Ministry of Interior executed five individuals on January 19, 2025 morning, including three Kuwaiti men, a Kuwaiti woman and an Arab expatriate.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT HANGS 7 CONVICTS, SPARES 1
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior on September 11, 2025 executed seven convicts at the Central Prison, Al-Seyassah daily reported.
- JULY 31, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FATAL ABUSE OF DOMESTIC WORKER
A Kuwaiti criminal court has sentenced a husband and wife to death by hanging for the fatal beating of their domestic worker.
MAY 5, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: GUJARAT MAN HANGED FOR MURDERING HIS EMPLOYER IN 2019
A 38-year-old resident of Mohammadali Chowk in Kapadvanj (Gujarat), Mustakim Bhathiara, was executed in Kuwait on April 28, 2025 after being convicted in a 2019 murder case.
APRIL 29, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: FIVE EXECUTED AS TWO CONVICTS WIN PARDON, ONE AWAITS FATE
The Correctional Facilities Sector at the Kuwait Ministry of Interior executed five individuals convicted of premeditated murder at the Central Prison on April 28, 2025.
- APRIL 9, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MOTHER-IN-LAW WITH KALASHNIKOV
The Court of Cassation on April 8, 2025 upheld the verdict issued by the Court of Appeals which sentenced a 40-year-old Kuwaiti citizen to death for murdering his mother-in-law using a Kalashnikov rifle in Wafra.