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DECEMBER 31, 2000The world situation
As of 31/12/2000
Abolitionist: 77
Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bermuda*, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor*, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland*, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City* and Venezuela.
Abolitionist for ordinary crimes: 12
Albania, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Cook Island*, Cyprus, El Salvador, Fiji, Israel, Latvia, Mexico and Peru.
Abolitionist de facto (countries which have not carried out any executions for 10 years): 30
Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Kenya, Jamaica, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Nauru, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia and Turkey.
Countries committed to abolishing the death penalty as members of the Council of Europe: 2
Armenia and Russia.
Retentionist countries that adopted a moratorium on executions: 2
Algeria and Kyrgyz Republic.
Retentionist: 73
Afghanistan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Democratic Republic of), Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority*, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan*, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of), Zambia and Zimbabwe.
* Non Members States of the United Nations
In bold, changes since 1999
Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bermuda*, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor*, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland*, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City* and Venezuela.
Abolitionist for ordinary crimes: 12
Albania, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Cook Island*, Cyprus, El Salvador, Fiji, Israel, Latvia, Mexico and Peru.
Abolitionist de facto (countries which have not carried out any executions for 10 years): 30
Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Kenya, Jamaica, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Nauru, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia and Turkey.
Countries committed to abolishing the death penalty as members of the Council of Europe: 2
Armenia and Russia.
Retentionist countries that adopted a moratorium on executions: 2
Algeria and Kyrgyz Republic.
Retentionist: 73
Afghanistan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Democratic Republic of), Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority*, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan*, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of), Zambia and Zimbabwe.
* Non Members States of the United Nations
In bold, changes since 1999
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