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      Jamaica, Latin America (Caribbean)

      8 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death

      1988 Year of Last Known Execution

      0 Number of Executions in 2017

      0 Number of Executions in 2016

      0 Number of Executions in 2015

    • Death penalty law status: De facto abolitionist
    • Method(s) of execution: Hanging
    • Party to the ICCPR Yes
    • Party to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR No
    • Party to the American Convention on Human Rights Yes
    • Party to the Death Penalty Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights No
    • UN 2012 moratorium resolution: cosponsor No
    • UN 2012 moratorium resolution: vote Against
    • UN 2012 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 March 2012
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