Dominica
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Dominica was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
- News items in the archive
- 36
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Dominica is classified as Abolitionist de facto 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 36 news items on Dominica, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2020DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2019DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2017DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2016DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2015DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JULY 3, 2014DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
- JANUARY 1, 2014DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2013DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2012DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2011DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2010DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMENICA: SAVARIN BACKS SKERRIT ON DEATH PENALTY
another Domanican Minister of Government is throwing his support behind the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2009DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2008DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Dominica voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMINICA: LEADING CARIBBEAN JURIST SPEAKS ON DEATH PENALTY
a leading Caribbean jurist in Dominica says regional judges should use their discretion when imposing the death penalty, as the debate over the resumption of hangings continues in the region
- JANUARY 1, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2006DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2005DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 10, 2003DominicaDEATH PENALTY
So far this year, nearly 200 people had died at the...
So far this year, nearly 200 people had died at the hands of the Dominican police in extra-judicial executions, the National Human Rights Commission said
- JANUARY 1, 2003DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 13, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 11, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- JANUARY 31, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 1, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- APRIL 2, 2001DominicaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the