Estonia
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 · In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
- News items in the archive
- 39
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Estonia 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 39 news items on Estonia, from 1999 to today.
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- JANUARY 1, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
The last time capital punishment was carried out in...
The last time capital punishment was carried out in Estonia was in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the criminal code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 2, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Riigikogu [parliament] speaker, Toomas Savi, said...
The Riigikogu [parliament] speaker, Toomas Savi, said that many EU [European Union] developments approved by politicians were against the will of the majority of people
- MAY 16, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
A survey organised by the Estonian Church Council,...
A survey organised by the Estonian Church Council, Estonian Gospel Alliance and Estonian Bible Society and handled by letter among 1,700 respondents, showed that 57 percent of the respondents in a poll on religious attitudes said they favoured capital pun
- APRIL 26, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Estonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- DECEMBER 3, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
A survey released on December 3, made by the private...
A survey released on December 3, made by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment was highest in Estonia, where 64% of people said they would like it restored
- APRIL 28, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia 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, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence