Capital punishment in Guinea-Bissau

Capital punishment was abolished in Guinea-Bissau in 1993.[1] The country carried out its last execution in 1986.[2] In February 1993, the National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau) passed an amendment to the constitution which abolished the death penalty for aggravated murder and treason.[3]

Guinea-Bissau signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 12 Sep 2000, and ratified it on 24 Sep 2013.[4]

References

1. "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
2. "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
3. "Death Penalty News February 1993" (PDF). Amnesty International. February 1993. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
4. "12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2022.