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Use Of Death Penalty WorldwideAt one time the death penalty was used in almost every part of the globe; but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. 78 countries still maintain the death penalty in both law and practice. 89 countries have abolished it completely; 11 retain it, but only for crimes committed in exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war). 22 other countries maintain laws permitting the use of the death penalty for ordinary crimes, but have allowed the death penalty to fall into disuse. Finally, it is not unknown for countries to practise extrajudicial execution sporadically or systematically outside their own formal legal frameworks. The list is drawn from the Amnesty International website http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty_index_enghttp://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/abret.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html, and the map is based on it. Legal Form of Punishment The following countries retain the death penalty as a legal form of punishment as of 2004. - Afghanistan
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- People's Republic of China (except Hong Kong and Macao)
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq (Suspended in April 2003 after 2003 invasion; reinstated August 2004)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Authority
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United States (Legal in most states, but not all. Legal in all states through federal death penalty)
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Abolitionist in Practice The following countries retain the death penalty for common crimes, but they have not executed anyone in 10 years and Amnesty International classifies them as abolitionist in practice (year in parentheses is date of last known execution). The last execution in the Russian Federation was in 1999, but it has committed internationally not to execute. - Algeria (1993)
- Benin (1987)
- Brunei Darussalam (1957)
- Burkina Faso (1988)
- Central African Republic (1981)
- Republic of the Congo (1982)
- The Gambia (1981)
- Grenada (1978)
- Kenya (1984)
- Madagascar (1958)
- Maldives (1952)
- Mali (1980)
- Mauritania (1987)
- Nauru (none since indepedence in 1968)
- Niger (1976)
- Papua New Guinea (1950)
- Russian Federation (1999)
- Sri Lanka (1976)
- Suriname (1982)
- Togo
- Tonga (1982)
- Tunisia (1991)
Abolished for Ordinary Crimes The following countries have abolished death penalty for common crimes, but it remains on the books for some crimes, such as crimes under military law or other special exceptional circumstances (first year is last known execution, second year is the date of abolition for ordinary crimes). - Albania (not known, 2000)
- Argentina (not known, 1984)
- Bolivia (1974, 1997)
- Brazil (1855, 1979)
- Chile (1985, 2001)
- Cook Islands
- El Salvador (1973, 1983)
- Fiji (1964, 1979)
- Israel (1962, 1954) — only one execution (Adolf Eichmann), which counted as an extraordinary crime
- Latvia (1972, 1999)
- Peru (1979, 1979)
Abolished for all crimes The following countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes (the first year in parentheses is the date of the last known execution followed by the year in which the death penalty was abolished for all crimes): - Andorra (1943, 1990)
- Angola (not known, 1992)
- Armenia (not known, 2003)
- Australia (1967, 1985)
- Austria (1950, 1968)
- Azerbaijan (1993, 1998)
- Belgium (1950, 1996)
- Bermuda (1977, 2000)
- Bhutan (1964, 2004)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (1997, 2001)
- Bulgaria (1989, 1998)
- Cambodia (not known, 1989)
- Canada (1962, 1998)
- Cape Verde (1835, 1981)
- Colombia (1909, 1910)
- Costa Rica (not known, 1877)
- Cte d'Ivoire (not known, 2000)
- Croatia (not known, 1990)
- Cyprus (1962, 2002)
- Czech Republic (1989, 1990 as part of Czechoslovakia)
- Denmark (1950, 1978)
- Djibouti (none since independence, 1995)
- Dominican Republic (not known, 1966)
- East Timor or Timor-Leste (not known, 1999)
- Ecuador (not known, 1906)
- Estonia (1991, 1998)
- Finland (1944, 1972)
- France (1977, 1981)
- Georgia (1994, 1997)
- Germany (none since unification, abolished in FRG in 1949 and in GDR 1987)
- Greece (1972, 1993)
- Guinea-Bissau (1986, 1993)
- Haiti (1972, 1987)
- Honduras (1940, 1956)
- Hong Kong (1966, 1993) (remains so under Chinese rule)
- Hungary (1988, 1990)
- Iceland (1830, 1928) (reintroduction made unconstitutional in 1995 by unanimous vote of parliament)
- Republic of Ireland (1954, 1990), a 2001 referendum made reintroduction unconstitutional.
- Italy (1947, 1994)
- Kiribati (none since independence, 1979)
- Liechtenstein (1785, 1987)
- Lithuania (1995, 1998)
- Luxembourg (1949, 1979)
- Macao (remains so under Chinese rule)
- Republic of Macedonia (N/A, 1991)
- Malta (1943, 2000)
- Marshall Islands (none since indepedence, 1986)
- Mauritius (1987, 1995)
- Mexico (1937, 2005)
- Federated States of Micronesia (none since independence, 1986)
- Moldova (not known, 1995)
- Monaco (1847, 1962)
- Mozambique (1986, 1990)
- Namibia (1988, 1990)
- Niue
- Nepal (1979, 1997)
- Netherlands (1952, 1982)
- New Zealand (1957, 1989)
- Nicaragua (1930, 1979)
- Norway (1948, 1979)
- Palau (none since indepedence, probably 1994)
- Panama (1903, 1903)
- Paraguay (1928, 1992)
- Poland (1988, 1997)
- Portugal (1849, 1976)
- Romania (1989, 1989)
- Samoa (none since indepedence)
- San Marino (1468, 1865)
- So Tom and Prncipe (none since independence, 1990)
- Senegal (1967, 2004)
- Serbia and Montenegro (not known, 2002)
- Seychelles (none since independence, 1993)
- Slovakia (1989, 1990 as part of Czechoslovakia)
- Slovenia (1957, 1989)
- Solomon Islands (none since independence, 1966)
- South Africa (1991, 1997)
- Spain (1975, 1995)
- Sweden (1910, 1972)
- Switzerland (1944, 1992)
- Turkey (1984, 2004)
- Turkmenistan (not known, 1999)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (not known, 2002)
- Tuvalu (none since independence, 1978)
- Ukraine (not known, 1999)
- United Kingdom (1964, 1998)
- Uruguay (not known, 1907)
- Vanuatu (none since independence, 1980)
- Vatican City (none, 1969)
- Venezuela (not known, 1863)
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