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Capital punishment in Guinea-Bissau

Capital punishment in Guinea-Bissau

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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]

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  1. [1]
    "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Death Penalty News February 1993" (PDF). Amnesty International. February 1993. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. [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.
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