Liberia
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 · Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
- News items in the archive
- 57
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Liberia 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 57 news items on Liberia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- MAY 8, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. RIGHTS GROUPS CONCERNED OVER DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
human rights groups in Liberia expressed concern over a law approved
- MAY 7, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERS, TERRORISTS, HIJACKERS
the Liberian House of Representatives passed into law an Act making Armed
- JANUARY 1, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 15, 2008, the Liberian Senate adopted...
On July 15, 2008, the Liberian Senate adopted a law introducing the death penalty for homicides committed during acts of armed robbery, terrorism or hijacking, confirming a May 7 vote of the Chamber of Representatives. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who
- DECEMBER 18, 2007LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberia abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Liberia abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2006LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. SCRAP DEATH PENALTY FROM RAPE BILL, UNITED NATIONS
the United Nations Independent Expert on the protection of human rights in Liberia, Dr. Charlotte Abaka, called for a portion of the rape bill recently passed by the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) to be deleted.
- OCTOBER 7, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. ACCEDED TO SECOND PROTOCOL
Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
- JULY 5, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR RITUALISTIC KILLERS, CHAIRMAN BRYANT
the Chairman of the Transitional Government Charles Gyude Bryant disclosed that under the transitional arrangement, there would be no room for impunity for any Liberian engaging in ritualistic activities when found guilty.
- JUNE 10, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Nyonoh Diah was sentenced to death after a 12-man jury unanimously convicted him of murder
- APRIL 11, 2004LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes.
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes.
- JULY 16, 2003LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
The families of two deputy ministers who were apparently...
The families of two deputy ministers who were apparently killed by government fighters in June for their alleged involvement in a failed coup to depose President Charles Taylor, demanded that the government release the bodies and conduct a full inquiry
- FEBRUARY 28, 2003LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged an international contact...
Amnesty International urged an international contact group on Liberia, formed by international bodies such as the UN and the EU, to condemn sweeping rights abuses by both rebels and troops loyal to President Charles Taylor
- JANUARY 1, 2003LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- MAY 17, 2002LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian government troops reportedly executed nine...
Liberian government troops reportedly executed nine men branded as dissidents in Gbarnga, 150 km from Monrovia the capital
- MAY 1, 2002LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations Security Council to extend its arms embargo against Liberia, saying the army has committed war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- FEBRUARY 23, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Four journalists are risking the death penalty on charges...
Four journalists are risking the death penalty on charges of espionage for 'enemies' of the state
- JANUARY 1, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government...
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government officers in Monrovia
- JUNE 28, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Sources in Monrovia said 14 top security men loyal...
Sources in Monrovia said 14 top security men loyal to President Charles Taylor were secretly executed on charges of plotting to assassinate the president
- JANUARY 1, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- MAY 9, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 9, Samuel Kofi Woods the former Catholic Justice...
On May 9, Samuel Kofi Woods the former Catholic Justice and Peace [CJP] director said the case of the 13 treason convicts is a test to national commitment to reconciliation and, recalling the execution of 13 former government officials in 1980, said histo
- APRIL 28, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted...
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted 13 people of treason in a trial that followed 1998 clashes in the capital, involving supporters of former civil war faction leader Roosevelt Johnson
- JANUARY 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes