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Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Asia (Eastern Asia)
1000 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death
2019 Year of Last Known Execution
4 Number of Executions in
2 Number of Executions in
5 Number of Executions in
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Death penalty law status:
Retentionist
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Method(s) of execution:
Shooting, Hanging
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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 moratorium resolution: cosponsor
No
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UN moratorium resolution: vote
Against
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UN 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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Taiwan |
0 executions in
Geographical region Asia (Eastern Asia)
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Afghanistan |
0 executions in
Geographical region Asia (South-central Asia)
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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
17th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Children, Unseen Victims
On 10 October 2019, the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness on the rights of children whose parents have been sentenced to death or executed.
