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Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Asia (Eastern Asia)
2 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death
2017 Year of Last Known Execution
5 Number of Executions in 2017
64 Number of Executions in 2016
3 Number of Executions in 2015
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Death penalty law status:
Retentionist
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Method(s) of execution:
Hanging, Shooting
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Party to the ICCPR
Yes
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Party to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
No
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Party to the American Convention on Human Rights
- Not Applicable
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Party to the Death Penalty Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights
- Not Applicable
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UN 2012 moratorium resolution: cosponsor
No
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UN 2012 moratorium resolution: vote
Against
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UN 2012 moratorium resolution: Signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation
Yes
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Does the country have a mandatory death penalty?
No
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Is there currently an official moratorium on executions within the country?
No
- Source: Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law
- Last updated: 2 June 2014
- Other Countries
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Egypt |
16 executions in 2017
Geographical region Africa (Northern Africa)
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Central-African-Republic |
0 executions in 2017
Geographical region Africa (Middle Africa)
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- Keywords
- Fair Trial International law Public debate Right to life Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment Innocence Homosexuality Arbitrariness Death Row Conditions Mandatory Death Penalty Sentencing Alternatives Methods of Execution Lethal Injection Hanging Electrocution World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Death Penalty
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World Day
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.
