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      Iraq, Asia (Western Asia)

      1800 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death

      2018 Year of Last Known Execution

      100 Number of Executions in

      52 Number of Executions in

      125 Number of Executions in

    • Death penalty law status: Retentionist
    • Method(s) of execution: Hanging, Shooting
    • Party to the ICCPR Yes
    • Party to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR No
    • Party to the American Convention on Human Rights
      • Not Applicable

    • Party to the Death Penalty Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights
      • Not Applicable

    • UN moratorium resolution: cosponsor No
    • UN moratorium resolution: vote Against
    • UN moratorium resolution: Signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation Yes
    • Does the country have a mandatory death penalty? No
    • 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: 26 November 2013
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    • Maldives | 0 executions in Geographical region Asia (South-central Asia)
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      On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.

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