Slovenia
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 · The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- News items in the archive
- 39
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Slovenia 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 Slovenia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2001SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In his address to the committee of ministers of the...
In his address to the committee of ministers of the Council of Europe, State Secretary to the Slovene Foreign Ministry Zorko Pelikan expressed Slovenia's full support for the declaration of a "European Death Penalty-Free Area
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Koper District Court rejected Turkey's request...
The Koper District Court rejected Turkey's request for the extradition of Naci Muzaffer Oeztuerk, a 42-year old Swiss citizen of Turkish origin who had been jailed in Koper since July 17, 2000
- APRIL 26, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Slovenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26
- APRIL 17, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Society for Tibetan Support in Slovenia, in co-operation...
The Society for Tibetan Support in Slovenia, in co-operation with Amnesty International, began an international action entitled 'Moratorium 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Slovenia's representative welcomed any progress towards the restrictive use of capital punishment with a view to its final abolition
- APRIL 28, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia 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, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art