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      Niger, Africa (Western Africa)

      11 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death

      1976 Year of Last Known Execution

      0 Number of Executions in

      0 Number of Executions in

      0 Number of Executions in

    • Death penalty law status: De facto abolitionist
    • Method(s) of execution: 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 Abstained
    • UN moratorium resolution: Signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation No
    • Does the country have a mandatory death penalty? Yes
    • 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
    • Other Countries
    • Barbados | 0 executions in Geographical region Latin America (Caribbean)
    • Niger | 0 executions in Geographical region Africa (Western Africa)
    • Member organizations
      • Coalition nigérienne contre la peine de mort
      • REPRODEVH-Niger
      • ROTAB
      • Syndicat national des agents de la formation et de l’éducation du Niger (SYNAFEN)
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