Cyprus
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 · Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
- News items in the archive
- 46
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Cyprus 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 46 news items on Cyprus, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- APRIL 25, 2001CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- APRIL 26, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 28, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration...
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The European Union welcomes the recent decision of the Republic of Cyprus to ratify Protocol No 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the dea
- JANUARY 20, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European...
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which refers to the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital...
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital punishment except for military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives...
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- NOVEMBER 26, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On November 26, commenting on the ratification of the...
On November 26, commenting on the ratification of the Kurd leader's death penalty, Government Spokesman Mikhail Papapetrou said that Cyprus had abolished the death penalty and was against its implementation in other countries
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, Cyprus acceded to the Second Optional...
On September 10, Cyprus acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- JUNE 29, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, when Turkey handed down a death sentence...
On June 29, when Turkey handed down a death sentence to Kurd rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, Government Spokesman Kostas Serezis voiced Cyprus' opposition to capital punishment
- MAY 7, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On May 7, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on behalf...
On May 7, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on behalf of Cyprus signed Protocol No
- APRIL 28, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- FEBRUARY 22, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint...
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint statement by EU foreign ministers expressing the view that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan should have an open and fair trial before an independent court and in the presence of lawyers chosen by him and i
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously...
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- JANUARY 1, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983