Costa Rica
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
- News items in the archive
- 34
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Costa Rica is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 34 news items on Costa Rica, from 1999 to today.
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- JANUARY 1, 2000Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949) states at Art
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, Costa Rica's representative Deyanira...
On November 9, Costa Rica's representative Deyanira Ramirez, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly said she condemned the fighting and war that caused violations of human rights, particularly with regard to the right to life, the most fu
- APRIL 28, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949) states at Art