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- JANUARY 1, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital...
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2002Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the...
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the twentieth century with hangings taking place during the papacy of Pius IX
- JANUARY 1, 2002QatarDEATH PENALTY
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there...
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there had been no executions in Qatar for 10 years
- JANUARY 1, 2002AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria...
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria (1920 as amended in 1968) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Child smuggling can carry the death penalty in Pakistan
Child smuggling can carry the death penalty in Pakistan
- JANUARY 1, 2002CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was in 1994
The last execution was in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2002MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Under 1995 laws, drug smugglers in the UAE face death...
Under 1995 laws, drug smugglers in the UAE face death by firing squad, although no executions are known to have taken place
- JANUARY 1, 2002MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital...
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002GabonDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection
- JANUARY 1, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On april 6, 2000, a Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled...
On april 6, 2000, a Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on others will be sentenced to death because the practice violates Islamic law and is therefore blasphemous
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 2002ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is handed down in Vietnam for murder,...
The death penalty is handed down in Vietnam for murder, trafficking in more than 600 grams of heroin and corruption involving theft of 500 million dong ($32,980) or more of state property
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for...
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes