Hands Off Cain
Seychelles

Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.

Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.

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Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993. The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art. 15 states: "A law shall not provide for a sentence of death to be imposed by any court."
On December 18, 2007 Seychelles was absent during the vote on the Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty at the UN General Assembly.