Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Liberia. However, Liberia is classified as a state that is " abolitionist in practice." Liberia last executed in 2000. [1]
Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 16 September 2005. [2] However, Liberia expanded the scope of the death penalty in 2008, which was met with international criticism. [3] However, in July 2022, the Senate of Liberia passed a bill to abolish the death penalty. [4] [5]
There were no new death sentences in Liberia in 2021. There was estimated to be at least 16 people on death row at the end of 2021. [6]
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Liberia. However, Liberia is classified as a state that is " abolitionist in practice." Liberia last executed in 2000. [1]
Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 16 September 2005. [2] However, Liberia expanded the scope of the death penalty in 2008, which was met with international criticism. [3] However, in July 2022, the Senate of Liberia passed a bill to abolish the death penalty. [4] [5]
There were no new death sentences in Liberia in 2021. There was estimated to be at least 16 people on death row at the end of 2021. [6]