Capital punishment was abolished in Mauritius in 1995, following the adoption of the Abolition of Death Penalty Act 1995 (No. 31 of 1995). [1] [2] The last execution was carried out in Mauritius in 1987. [1]
Mauritius is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [3] It voted in favour of the 2020 UN moratorium on the death penalty. [4]
Capital punishment was abolished in Mauritius in 1995, following the adoption of the Abolition of Death Penalty Act 1995 (No. 31 of 1995). [1] [2] The last execution was carried out in Mauritius in 1987. [1]
Mauritius is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [3] It voted in favour of the 2020 UN moratorium on the death penalty. [4]