United Nations moratorium on the death penalty

United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 2007

United Nations resolution approved in 2007

UN General Assembly
Resolution 62/149

Date| 18 December 2007
Meeting no.| 76
Code| A/RES/62/149 (Document)
Subject| Moratorium on the use of the death penalty

Voting summary

* 104 voted for
* 54 voted against
* 29 abstained

Result| Approved

United Nations resolution approved in 2008

UN General Assembly
Resolution 63/168

Date| 18 December 2008
Meeting no.| 70
Code| A/RES/63/168 (Document)
Subject| Moratorium on the use of the death penalty

Voting summary

* 106 voted for
* 46 voted against
* 34 abstained

Result| Approved

United Nations resolution approved in 2010

UN General Assembly
Resolution 65/206

Date| 21 December 2010
Meeting no.| 71
Code| A/RES/65/206 (Document)
Subject| Moratorium on the use of the death penalty

Voting summary

* 109 voted for
* 41 voted against
* 35 abstained

Result| Approved
Result of the 2008 General Assembly vote.

In favour (106)

Against (46)

Abstained (34)

At Italy's instigation, a resolution for a moratorium on the death penalty was presented by the EU in partnership with eight co-author member States to the General Assembly of the United Nations, calling for general suspension (not abolition) of capital punishment throughout the world. It was twice affirmed: first, on 15 November 2007 by the Third Committee, and then subsequently reaffirmed on 18 December by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 62/149. New Zealand played a central role facilitating agreement between the co-author group and other supporters.

It calls on States that maintain the death penalty to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to abolition, and in the meantime, to restrict the number of offences which it punishes and to respect the rights of those on death row. It also calls on States that have abolished the death penalty not to reintroduce it. Like all General Assembly resolutions, it is not binding on any state.

On 18 December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly voted 104 to 54 in favour of resolution A/RES/62/149, which proclaims a global moratorium on the death penalty, with 29 abstentions (as well as 5 absent at the time of the vote).[1] Italy had proposed and sponsored this resolution. After the resolution's approval, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema declared: "Now we must start working on the abolition of the death penalty".[2]

On 18 December 2008, the General Assembly adopted another resolution (A/RES/63/168) reaffirming its previous call for a global moratorium on capital punishment 106 to 46 (with 34 abstentions and another 6 were absent at the time of the vote). Working in partnership with the EU, New Zealand and Mexico were co-facilitators of the draft text which was developed over a period of six months, which Chile then presented to the UN General Assembly on behalf of cosponsors.

On 21 December 2010, the 65th General Assembly adopted a third resolution (A/RES/65/206) with 109 countries voting in favour, 41 against and 35 abstentions (another seven countries were absent at the time of the vote).[3]

On 20 December 2012, the 67th General Assembly adopted a fourth resolution (A/RES/67/176) with 111 countries voting in favour, 41 against and 34 abstentions (another seven countries were absent).[4]

On 18 December 2014, the 69th General Assembly adopted a fifth resolution (A/RES/69/186) with 117 countries voting in favour, 38 against and 34 abstentions (another four countries were absent).[5]

On 19 December 2016, the 71st General Assembly adopted a sixth resolution (A/RES/71/187) with 117 countries voting in favour, 40 against and 31 abstentions (another five countries were absent).[6]

On 16 December 2018, 121 voted in favour of the 7th resolution, 35 against, and 32 abstained.[7]

On 16 December 2020, 123 voted in favour of the 8th resolution, 38 against, and 24 abstained.[8]

On 15 December 2022, 125 voted in favour of the 9th resolution, 37 against, 22 abstained, and 9 absent.[9]

## International campaign[edit]

### Hands Off Cain[edit]

Logo of the organisation "Hands Off Cain"

The UN moratorium campaign was launched in Italy by the association Hands Off Cain, affiliated to the Nonviolent Radical Party.[10] The association against death penalty and torture was founded in Rome in 1993 by former left-wing terrorist and current nonviolent politician and human rights activist Sergio D'Elia, with his first wife Mariateresa Di Lascia and Italian Radicals' liberal leaders Marco Pannella and Emma Bonino (former European Commissioner).

### History[edit]

In 1994, a resolution for a moratorium was presented for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by the Italian government. It lost by eight votes. Since 1997, through Italy's initiative, and since 1999 through the EU's endeavour, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has been approving a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty, every year. The 2007 vote at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly saw intense diplomatic activity in favour of the moratorium by EU countries, and by the Nonviolent Radical Party itself; the Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio joined forces by submitting to the U.N. an appeal and 5,000,000 signatures asking for the moratorium to be passed.[citation needed].

## Full text of resolution 62/149[edit]

> The General Assembly,

> Guided by the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations,

> Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,[a] the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[b] and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,[c]

> Recalling also the resolutions on the question of the death penalty adopted over the past decade by the Commission on Human Rights in all consecutive sessions, the last being its resolution 2005/59 of 20 April 2005,[d] in which the Commission called upon states that still maintain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions,

> Recalling further the important results accomplished by the former Commission of Human Rights on the question of the death penalty, and envisaging that the Human Rights Council could continue to work on this issue,

> Considering that the use of the death penalty undermines human dignity, and convinced that a moratorium on the use of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement and progressive development of Human Rights, that there is no conclusive evidence that the death penalty's deterrent value and that any miscarriage or failure of justice in the death penalty's implementation is irreversible and irreparable,

> Welcoming the decisions taken by an increasing number of States to apply a moratorium on executions, followed in many cases by the abolition of the death penalty,

>   1. Expresses its deep concern about the continued application of the death penalty;
>   2. Calls upon all States that still maintain the death penalty to:

>     1. Respect international standards that provide safeguards guaranteeing the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, in particular the minimum standards, as set out in the annexe to Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 of 25 May 1984;
>     2. Provide the Secretary-General with information relating to the use of Capital Punishment and the observance of the safeguards guaranteeing the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty;
>     3. Progressively restrict the use of the death penalty and reduce the number of offences for which it may be imposed;
>     4. Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty;

>   3. Calls upon States which have abolished the death penalty not to reintroduce it;
>   4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution;
>   5. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty-third session under the same agenda item.

1. ^ Resolution 217 A (III).
2. ^ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3. ^ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.
4. ^ Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.

## Full text of resolution 63/168[edit]

> The General Assembly,

> Reaffirming its resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty,

> Welcoming the decisions taken by an increasing number of States to apply a moratorium on executions and the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty,

>   1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 62/149,[a] and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
>   2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on progress made in the implementation of resolution 62/149 and the present resolution, for consideration during its sixty-fifth session, and calls upon Member States to provide the Secretary-General with information in this regard;
>   3. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty-fifth session under the item entitled "Promotion and protection of human rights".

1. ^ A/63/293 and Corr. 1.

## Full text of resolution 65/206[edit]

> The General Assembly,

> Guided by the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations,

> Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,[a] the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[b] and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,[c]

> Reaffirming its resolutions 62/149 of 18 December 2007 and 63/168 of 18 December 2008 on the question of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, in which the General Assembly called upon States that still maintain the death penalty to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing it,

> Mindful that any miscarriage or failure of justice in the implementation of the death penalty is irreversible and irreparable,

> Convinced that a moratorium on the use of the death penalty contributes to respect for human dignity and to the enhancement and progressive development of human rights, and considering that there is no conclusive evidence of the deterrent value of the death penalty,

> Noting ongoing national debates and regional initiatives on the death penalty, as well as the readiness of an increasing number of Member States to make available information on the use of the death penalty,

> Noting also the technical cooperation among Member States in relation to moratoriums on the death penalty,

>   1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 63/168[d] and the recommendations contained therein;
>   2. Also welcomes the steps taken by some countries to reduce the number of offences for which the death penalty may be imposed and the decisions made by an increasing number of States to apply a moratorium on executions, followed in many cases by the abolition of the death penalty;
>   3. Calls upon all States:

>     1. To respect international standards that provide safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, in particular the minimum standards, as set out in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 of 25 May 1984, as well as to provide the Secretary-General with information in this regard;
>     2. To make available relevant information with regard to their use of the death penalty, which can contribute to possible informed and transparent national debates;
>     3. To progressively restrict the use of the death penalty and to reduce the number of offences for which it may be imposed;
>     4. To establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty;

>   4. Calls upon States which have abolished the death penalty not to reintroduce it, and encourages them to share their experience in this regard;
>   5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution;
>   6. Decides to continue its consideration of the matter at its sixty-seventh session under the item entitled "Promotion and protection of human rights".

1. ^ Resolution 217 A (III).
2. ^ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3. ^ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.
4. ^ A/65/280 and Corr. 1.

## Voting record[edit]

In favour (104)
| Abstaining (29) | Against (54) | Absent (5)

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|  Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania |  Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

|

Belarus
Bhutan
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Morocco
Niger
Republic of Korea
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Togo
United Arab Emirates
United Republic of Tanzania
Viet Nam
Zambia |  Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Chad
China
Comoros
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dominica
Egypt
Ethiopia
Grenada
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United States of America
Yemen
Zimbabwe |  Guinea-Bissau
Peru
Senegal
Seychelles
Tunisia
Observer States:  Holy See
In favour (106)
| Abstaining (34) | Against (46) | Absent (6)

|
|
|

|  Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg |  Madagascar
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

|

Bahrain
Belarus
Bhutan
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Cuba
Djibouti
Eritrea
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Jordan
Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Korea
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Suriname
Togo
United Arab Emirates
United Republic of Tanzania
Viet Nam
Zambia |  Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
China
Comoros
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dominica
Egypt
Grenada
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sudan
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United States of America
Yemen
Zimbabwe |  Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Kiribati
Seychelles
Tunisia
Observer States:  Holy See
In favour (109)
| Abstaining (35) | Against (41) | Absent (7)

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|
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|  Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Maldives
Mali
Malta |  Marshall Islands
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

|

Bahrain
Belarus
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Comoros
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Eritrea
Fiji
Ghana
Guinea
Jordan
Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Republic of Korea
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Suriname
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Republic of Tanzania
Viet Nam
Zambia |  Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Egypt
Ethiopia
Grenada
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Malaysia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sudan
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United States of America
Yemen
Zimbabwe |  Benin
Chad
Cote D'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Seychelles
Tunisia
Observer States:  Holy See

## See also[edit]

* International Commission Against the Death Penalty
* World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "General Assembly Adopts Landmark Text Calling for Moratorium on Death Penalty". United Nations. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007.
2. ^ "Pena di morte, sì dell'Onu alla moratoria proposta dall'Italia" [Death penalty: yes from UN to Italy's proposed moratorium]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
3. ^ "New Resolution Approved by the UN. The Pro Moratorium Front Grows". Hands Off Cain. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
4. ^ "World's nations call for executions freeze". World Coalition. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
5. ^ "117 countries vote for a global moratorium on executions". World Coalition. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
6. ^ "The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a 6th resolution calling for a universal moratorium on executions". World Coalition. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
7. ^ "Death penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions". WCADP. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
8. ^ "Statement on the Adoption of the 8th UN General Assembly Resolution for a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty". WCADP. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
9. ^ "9th Resolution for a moratorium on the death penalty: the trend is growing". World Coalition. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
10. ^ "DEATH PENALTY: NGOs, Italy Seek Worldwide Ban". IPS News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2020. IPS, 2006

## External links[edit]

* Moratoria: Death Penalty Worldwide Academic research database on the laws, practice, and statistics of capital punishment for every death penalty country in the world.
* HandsOffCain.info – official website of Hands Off Cain

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* Cuba
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Guyana
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Myanmar
* Nigeria
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uganda
* United Arab Emirates
* United States
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Zimbabwe

Retentionist countries with
recently imposed moratorium|

* Comoros
* Congo, Democratic Republic of the
* The Gambia
* Indonesia
* Lesotho
* Malaysia

Abolitionist in
practice countries|

* Algeria
* Brunei
* Cameroon
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Grenada
* Kenya
* Laos
* Liberia
* Malawi
* Maldives
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Niger
* Russia
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Tanzania
* Tonga
* Tunisia

Abolitionist for
ordinary crimes only|

* Brazil
* Burkina Faso
* Chile
* El Salvador
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana
* Guatemala
* Israel
* Peru
* Zambia

Abolitionist countries|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Angola
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Benin
* Bhutan
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Cambodia
* Canada
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Colombia
* Congo, Republic of the
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Djibouti
* East Timor
* Estonia
* Fiji
* Finland
* France
* Gabon
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Ivory Coast
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macau
* Madagascar
* Malta
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nauru
* Nepal
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Niue
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Paraguay
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Rwanda
* Samoa
* San Marino
* Senegal
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Last use
* Suriname
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Togo
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Vatican City
* Venezuela

By continent|

* Europe

Former|

* Soviet Union

Current judicial methods|

* Hanging
* Shooting
* firing squad
* Lethal injection
* Electrocution
* Gas inhalation
* Beheading
* Stoning

Ancient and
Post-classical
methods|

* Damnatio ad bestias
* Blood eagle
* Blowing from a gun
* Brazen bull
* Boiling
* Breaking wheel
* Burial
* Burning
* Crucifixion
* Crushing
* Disembowelment
* Dismemberment
* Drowning
* Republican marriage
* Elephant
* Falling
* Flaying
* Garrote
* Guillotine
* Hanged, drawn and quartered
* Immurement
* Impalement
* Ishikozume
* Mazzatello
* Sawing
* Scaphism
* Slow slicing
* Stoning
* Suffocation in ash
* Upright jerker
* Waist chop

Related topics|

* Use by country
* Most recent executions by country
* Crime
* Death row
* Final statement
* Last meal
* Penology
* List of methods
* Religion and capital punishment
* Wrongful execution
* United Nations moratorium
* Capital punishment for drug trafficking
* Capital punishment for homosexuality

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