a) Members of the Council of Europe
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
TOTAL: 40
b) Statut d'invité special (possible since 1989):
Armenia: 2nd Prot. no
Georgia: 2nd Prot. no
Azerbaijan: 2nd Prot. no
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 2nd Prot. signed, not rat. ??
Belarus: 2nd. Prot. no
TOTAL: 5
c) Members of the Council of Europe that have abolished the death penalty for all crimes:
Andorra
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
TOTAL: 27 out of 40
d) Members of the Council of Europe that have abolished the death penalty in the last two years (1995-1996)
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Moldova
Macedonia
TOTAL: 5 out of 27
e) Members of the Council of Europe that have signed and/or ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Austria
Belgium (not ratified)
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
NorwayPortugal
Romania
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
TOTAL: 20 out of 40
f) Members of the Council of Europe that have not signed (nor ratified) the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Albania
Andorra
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Estonia
France
Greece
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Poland
Russian Federation
San Marino
Slovak Rep.
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
TOTAL: 20 out of 40
g) Members of the Council of Europe that have abolished the death penalty and have signed the Sixth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
Andorra
Austria
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
TOTAL: 24 out of 40
h) Members of the Council of Europe that have not yet signed and/or ratified the Sixth Protocol
- Signed but not ratified:
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Greece
Macedonia
Moldova
TOTAL: 6 out of 40
- not signed:
Albania
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
TOTAL: 10 out of 40
i) Members of the Council of Europe that have abolished the death penalty for all but exceptional crimes:
Cyprus
Malta
United Kingdom
TOTAL: 3 out of 40
j. Members of the Council of Europe that are abolitionist de facto:
(These have not executed anyone in last 10 years or more, or have made an international commitment not to carry out executions and have kept their commitment)
Albania - Moratorium (commitment to Council of Europe)
Bulgaria - Moratorium ??
Estonia - Moratorium ??
Latvia - Moratorium (executions before July 1996) (commitment to Council of Europe)
Lithuania - Moratorium (executions before July 1996)
Poland - Moratorium ??
Turkey - Moratorium ??
TOTAL: 8 out of 40
Cyprus
Malta
United Kingdom
k) Members of the Council of Europe that have entered into a commitment with Council of Europe to institute a moratorium but are still executing:
Russia
Ukraine
TOTAL: 2 out of 40
