LEGENDA
ABO = Abolitionist or not
Y = Yes, Abolitionist for all crimes
O = Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
D = Abolitionist defacto
N = Retentionist
SOP = Second Optional Protocol to the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
S = only signatury
S/R = signatury plus ratification
SPE = Sixth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
S = only signatury
S/R = signatury plus ratification
PAC = Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights
S = only signatury
S/R = signatury plus ratification
A94 = Vote for the General Assembly of UN 1994
Y = it voted YES
N = it voted NOT
A = abstension
H97 = Vote for the Commission of Human Rights in Geneve 1997
Y = it voted YES
N = it voted NOT
A = abstension
* = State NOT Member of the Commission
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ABO SOP SPE PAC A94 H97
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE (European Union Countries)
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Austria Y S/R S/R - A Y
Belgium Y S S - A -
Denmark Y S/R S/R - A Y
Finland Y S/R S/R - A Y*
France Y - S/R - A Y
Germany Y S/R S/R - A Y
Greece Y - S - Y Y*
Ireland Y S/R S/R - Y Y
Italy Y S/R S/R - Y Y
Luxembourg Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Netherlands Y S/R S/R - A Y
Portugal Y S/R S/R - Y Y*
Spain Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Sweden Y S/R S/R - A Y*
United Kingdom O - - - A A
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE (Others Countries)
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Albania D - - - A -
Andorra Y - S/R - A -
Bulgaria D - - - A Y
Croatia Y S/R S - Y Y*
Czech Republic Y - S/R - A Y*
Cyprus O - - - Y Y*
Estonia D - S - A Y*
Hungary Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Iceland Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Latvia D - - - A Y*
Liechtenstein Y - S/R - A Y*
Lithuania D - - - A -
Macedonia Y S/R S - Y -
Malta O - S/R - Y Y*
Moldova Y - S - A -
Norway Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Poland D - - - A -
Romania Y S/R S/R - A Y*
Russian Federation N - S - A Y
San Marino Y - S/R - Y Y*
Slovak Rep. Y - S/R - A Y*
Slovenia Y S/R S/R - Y Y*
Switzerland Y S/R S/R - - Y*
Turkey D - - - - -
Ukraine N - - - A Y
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OTHERS FROM EUROPE
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Belarus N - - - A Y
Bosnia Herzegovina N S - - - -
Monaco Y - - - A -
Vatican City Y - - - - -
Yugoslavia N - - - - -
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ACP Countries
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Angola Y - - - - Y
Antigua & Barbuda N - - - N -
Bahamas N - - - N -
Barbados N - - - N -
Belize N - - - N -
Benin N - - - A A
Botswana N - - - A -
Burkina Faso N - - - A -
Burundi D - - - A -
Cameroon N - - - N -
Cape Verde Y - - - Y Y
Chad N - - - - -
Centrafrique D - - - - -
Comoros N - - - N -
Congo D - - - - -
Côte d'Ivoire D - - - A -
Djibouti D - - - - -
Dominica N - - - - -
Dominican Republic Y - - - - Y
Equatorial Guinea N - - - - -
Eritrea N - - - - -
Ethiopia N - - - A A
Fiji O - - - Y -
Gabon N - - - A A
Gambia D - - - Y -
Ghana N - - - - -
Grenada N - - - A -
Guinea N - - - N A
Guinea-Bissau Y - - - - -
Guyana N - - - N -
Haiti Y - - - Y Y*
Jamaica N - - - N -
Kenya N - - - A -
Kiribati Y - - - - -
Lesotho N - - - A -
Liberia N - - - - -
Madagascar D - - - A -
Malawi N - - - A -
Mali D - - - A -
Mauritania N - - - - -
Mauritius-Maurice Y - - - A -
Mozambique Y S/R - - Y Y
Namibia Y S - - Y -
Niger D - - - A -
Nigeria N - - - N -
Papua-New Guinea D - - - A -
Rwanda D - - - - -
St. Christoph & Nevis N - - - - -
St. Lucia N - - - - -
St. Vincent & Grenadines N - - - - -
Sao Tome et Principe Y - - - - -
Senegal D - - - N -
Seychelles O S/R - - - -
Sierra Leone N - - - N -
Solomon Islands Y - - - - -
Somalia N - - - - -
Sudan N - - - N -
Suriname D - - - A -
Swaziland N - - - A -
Tanzania N - - - - -
Togo D - - - A -
Tonga D - - - - -
Trinidad & Tobago N - - - N -
Tuvalu Y - - - - -
Uganda N - - - - A
Vanuatu Y - - - A -
Western Samoa D - - - - -
Zaire N - - - - A
Zambia N - - - A -
Zimbabwe N - - - A A
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AFRICA (NON-ACP)
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Algeria N - - - N N
Egypt N - - - N N
Libya N - - - N -
Morocco N - - - N -
South Africa O - - - A Y
Tunisia N - - - A -
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GREATER ANTILLES (NON-ACP)
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Cuba N - - - - A
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NORTH AMERICA
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Canada O - - - A Y
Mexico O - - - Y Y
USA N - - - N N
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CENTRAL AMERICA
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Costa Rica Y S - S Y Y*
El Salvador O - - - Y A
Guatemala N - - - A -
Honduras Y S - - A Y*
Nicaragua Y S - S Y Y
Panama Y S/R - S/R Y -
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SOUTH AMERICA
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Argentina O - - - Y Y
Bolivia D - - - A Y*
Brazil O - - S A Y
Chile N - - - Y Y
Colombia Y - - - Y Y
Ecuador Y - - - Y Y
Paraguay O - - - N -
Peru O - - - A -
Uruguay Y S/R - S/R Y Y
Venezuela Y S/R - S/R Y Y*
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PACIFIC (Non-ACP)
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Australia Y S/R - - A Y*
Micronesia Y - - - A -
Nauru D - - - N -
New Zealand Y S/R - - A Y*
Palau Y - - - N -
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TRANSCAUCASIA
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Armenia N - - - Y -
Azerbaijan N - - - A -
Georgia N - - - Y -
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CENTRAL ASIA
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Afghanistan N - - - N -
Kazakhstan N - - - A -
Kyrgyzstan N - - - Y -
Tajikistan N - - - - -
Turkmenistan N - - - - -
Uzbekistan N - - - Y -
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ASIA
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Bangladesh N - - - N Y
Bhutan D - - - - N
Brunei D - - - N -
Cambodia Y - - - Y -
China (PRC) N - - - N N
India N - - - N A
Indonesia N - - - N N
Japan N - - - N N
Laos N - - - - -
Malaysia N - - - N -
Maldives D - - - N -
Mongolia N - - - A -
Myanmar N - - - N -
Nepal O - - - Y Y
North Korea N - - - N -
Pakistan N - - - N N
Philippines D - - - A A
Singapore N - - - N -
South Korea N - - - - -
Sri Lanka D - - - A A
Thailand N - - - A -
Taywan N - - - - -
Viet Nam N - - - A -
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MIDDLE EST
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Bahrain N - - - N -
Iran N - - - N -
Iraq N - - - N -
Israel O - - - Y -
Jordan N - - - N -
Kuwait N - - - N -
Lebanon N - - - N -
Oman N - - - N -
Qatar N - - - N -
Saudi Arabia N - - - N -
Syria N - - - N -
United Arab Emirates N - - - N -
Yemen N - - - N -
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