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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
0 Number of Executions in 2018
5 Number of Executions in 2017
64 Number of Executions in 2016
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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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Saudi Arabia |
61 executions in 2018
Geographical region Asia (Western Asia)
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Uganda |
0 executions in 2018
Geographical region Africa (Eastern Africa)
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- Keywords
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World Day
16th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Living conditions on death row
On 10 October 2018, the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness on the inhumane living conditions of people sentenced to death.
