Slovakia
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
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 · On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified...
- News items in the archive
- 50
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Slovakia 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 50 news items on Slovakia, from 1998 to today.
Latest news
- JUNE 19, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The government effectively blocked any future attempts...
The government effectively blocked any future attempts to bring back the death penalty in Slovakia by approving a proposal to ratify the protocol No 13 [concerning the abolition of the death penalty] to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights an
- JUNE 18, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers...
The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers to approve the draft proposal to close Protocol No
- APRIL 26, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit...
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit to the Slovakian Parliament their Criminal Code amendment, recently turned down by the Parliament, which features harsher punishments for offenders, introduces the death penalty, anti-cloning meas
- JANUARY 12, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Board of the Real Slovak National Party...
The Central Board of the Real Slovak National Party (PSNS) said that during its campaign for the upcoming general election it is ready to open the question of reintroducing capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JUNE 22, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Public Opinion Research Institute of the Statistic...
The Public Opinion Research Institute of the Statistic Office in Slovakia found 57 percent are in support of the reintroduction of capital punishment in Slovakia
- APRIL 25, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Deputy Speaker of Parliament Bela Bugar met...
Slovak Deputy Speaker of Parliament Bela Bugar met with the delegation of China's Supreme Court
- JUNE 21, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
In reference to Li Peng's visit, the Slovakian daily...
In reference to Li Peng's visit, the Slovakian daily Sme wrote that Premier Mikulas Dzurinda did not have the guts to say that the Slovak government cannot agree with the persecution of political opponents and execution of political prisoners in China
- APRIL 26, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Slovakia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 6, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The reintroduction of the death penalty is supported...
The reintroduction of the death penalty is supported by 62 percent of Slovaks, which is a drop from previous years, according to a March 10-20 poll carried out by the Slovak Statistics Office's Public Opinion Research Institute (UVVM) among 1,234 responde
- MARCH 2, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) proposed an...
The Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) proposed an initiative that would increase punishment for severe criminal offences, in order to stop the upward trend in crime, brutality, and organised crime over the past decade
- JANUARY 27, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports from Bratislava Slovakia witnessed...
According to reports from Bratislava Slovakia witnessed an increase in crime rates
- JANUARY 1, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JUNE 22, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 22, Slovakia acceded to the Second Optional...
On June 22, Slovakia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- JUNE 22, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 22, 1999, Slovakia acceded to the Second Optional...
On June 22, 1999, Slovakia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 28, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovakia 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, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1998SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified...
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified Protocol No