Capital punishment was abolished in the Republic of the Congo in 2015. [1] The country carried out its last execution in 1982. [2] Before the abolition of the death penalty, the Republic of the Congo was classified as " Abolitionist in Practice." The Republic of the Congo is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [3]
Capital punishment was abolished in the Republic of the Congo in 2015. [1] The country carried out its last execution in 1982. [2] Before the abolition of the death penalty, the Republic of the Congo was classified as " Abolitionist in Practice." The Republic of the Congo is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [3]