Italy
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1998
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- NOVEMBER 12, 1998 · On 12 November 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan,...
- News items in the archive
- 712
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Italy 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 712 news items on Italy, from 1998 to today.
Italy abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in the Constitution of 1948, removed it from the military penal code of war in 1994 and, in 2007, amended article 27 of the Constitution to delete the last reference to it. Since then it has supported a universal moratorium in international forums.
The Italian news in this archive concerns above all the association's other front: conditions inside places of detention, meaning overcrowding, suicides, access to care, life imprisonment without parole and alternative measures, together with the prison visits the association carries out and publishes reports on.
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NOVEMBER 24, 2010Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTYCONGO: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION – JUSTICE MINISTER FOR ABOLITION
the Hands Off Cain delegation, comprising parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti
NOVEMBER 23, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY SHOULD NOT BE COMPLICIT IN US EXECUTIONS
after last week having presented an urgent question to the President of the Council
NOVEMBER 23, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYCONGO: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION – MEETINGS WITH THE CHAMBER AND SENATE FOR ABOLTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
after meeting the Secretary General of the Congo Foreign Affairs ministry Daniel Owassa yesterday, the Hands Off Cain and Non Violent Radical Party delegation (comprising parliamentarians Elisabetta Zamparutti and Marco Perduca and accompanied by the Ital
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: ZAMPARUTTI (RADICALS)- ITALY NOT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE US LETHAL INJECTION
Radical parliamentarian and Hands Off Cain treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti today presented an urgent interrogation to the Council President and the Health Minister.
NOVEMBER 11, 2010MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION - HEARING IN PARLIAMENT AND VISIT TO BAMAKO WOMEN'S PRISON
the Hands Off Cain delegation in Mali (comprising Marco Pannella
NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: NOW DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM FOR TAREQ AZIZ AS WELL
"The new vote at the United Nations in favour of the moratorium records the positive
NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYMALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM CONTINUES
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party mission in Mali is continuing. Its objectives are to accelerate the parliamentary procedures for the definitive abolition of the death penalty in the country and to gain Mali's support for two important resolutions in
NOVEMBER 10, 2010MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: THE HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION'S FIRST MEETINGS FOR ABOLITION AND THE UN MORATORIUM
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party delegation in Mali, comprising Marco Pannella
NOVEMBER 7, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DE GREGORIO- THERE IS A CHANCE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
senator Sergio De Gregorio, President of the Italian Delegation for the NATO Parliamentary
NOVEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'HANDS OFF CAIN', EU INTERVENES AGAINST SAKINEH HANGING
'Sakineh's fate depends on how strongly the European Union decides to mobilise itself against the death penalty and the Iranian government, and apply the necessary pressure to stop her from being hung. It would truly be a mockery if Sakineh, after being s
OCTOBER 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AZIZ- FRATTINI READY TO GO TO BAGHDAD WITH PANNELLA
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini is ready to go with Marco Pannella to Baghdad to 'ask the Iraqi authorities to intervene and prevent the death penalty against Tareq Aziz and those condemned with him by the Iraqi High Court last week.'
OCTOBER 28, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY: CHAMBERS ASK FOR HALT TO TAREQ AZIZ EXECUTION
the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate unanimously voted for a bipartisan motion that
- OCTOBER 27, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: MOTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST TAREQ AZIZ
Radical Deputies and Senators presented in the Italian Parliament a motion on the death
OCTOBER 14, 2010ZambiaDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN MISSION IN ZAMBIA FOR ABOLITION AND MORATORIUM CONCLUDES
the mission in Zambia by Radical parliamentarians Elisabetta Zamparutti and Marco Perduca concluded with meetings with the foreign minister and the president of the Republic.
OCTOBER 13, 2010ZambiaDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN MISSION IN ZAMBIA CONTINUES FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM
after participating yesterday at the “Death Has No Appeal” forum organised by the European Union in Lusaka, the Hands Off Cain delegation in Zambia (comprised of Radical parliamentarians Elizabetta Zamparutti and Marco Perduca) met the Zambian parliamenta
OCTOBER 12, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN MISSION IN ZAMBIA FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM
a delegation from Hands Off Cain is now in Zambia, the first step in a mission against the death
OCTOBER 10, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENT THE INITIATIVES FOR THE WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
at a conference held in Rome on October 10 on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Hands Off Cain presented the dossier “Sakineh and the others” on stoning around the world and showed a video by the Iranian Resistance with images of a double stoning,
OCTOBER 6, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY: THE CHAMBER APPROVES ZAMPARUTTI'S MOTION IN FAVOUR OF A NEW UN PRO MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
today the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved (with only two abstentions) a motion presented by Radical Parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti and signed by representatives of all political groups.
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS THE 2010 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the 2010 Report on the death penalty worldwide, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was presented by Hands Off Cain at their headquarters in Rome. Attending the press conference was the President of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping. Mr Ping was awarde
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN 2010 REPORT: THE DATA CONFIRMS THE POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the 2010 report, published by Reality Book and again edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, gives an account of the most important facts relative to the death penalty in 2009 and in the first six months of 2010. The data confirms the positive evolution towards
JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN HANDS THE 2010 ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO JEAN PING, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
during the ceremony that was held today at the Hands Off Cain headquarters, Senate Vice President Emma Bonino handed the “Abolitionist of the Year” award to the President of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping.
JULY 21, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: RISK OF DEATH SENTENCE AFTER REPATRIATION FROM ITALY
a Nigerian girl risks being sentenced to death in her country after being repatriated
- MARCH 24, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
HOC: VASILY YZEPCHUK’S EXECUTION IN BELARUS SHOWS ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS INCONSISTENT IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, Radical parliamentarian
- FEBRUARY 26, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA: WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY- PRESIDED OVER BY HANDS OFF CAIN
the fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty concluded today in Geneva. It was organised by
FEBRUARY 24, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY TO SEEK NEW UN RESOLUTION TO HALT DEATH PENALTY
Italy is preparing a new resolution at the United Nations to abolish capital punishment worldwide
FEBRUARY 15, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY TO UN ON IRAN EXECUTING MINORS
Italy voiced "serious concern" to the United Nations over Iran's "systematic" use of capital
- JANUARY 1, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: EXECUTION IN VIRGINIA DOESN’T HALT DECREASE IN USA
regarding the execution in the United States of John Allen Muhammad, better known as the 'Washington Sniper', Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio D'Elia told ADNKRONOS: “the execution carried out today in Virginia doesn’t halt the decrease of both the death p
- OCTOBER 30, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: D'ELIA- I DON’T BELEIVE THAT RUSSIA CAN HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS
the decision to apply a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia was made by Boris Yeltsin and then
- OCTOBER 22, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
ITALY/BELARUS: ZAMPARUTTI- ITALIAN COMMITMENT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY DISAPPOINTING
regarding today’s reply by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Luigi Scotti to the urgent parliamentary question on Vasil Yuzepchuk’s imminent execution in Belarus, Radical Parliamentarian and Hands Off Cain treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti said: