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]
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]