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South Sudan, Africa (Northern Africa)
200 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death
2016 Year of Last Known Execution
0 Number of Executions in 2017
2 Number of Executions in 2016
5 Number of Executions in 2015
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Death penalty law status:
Retentionist
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Method(s) of execution:
Hanging
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Party to the ICCPR
No
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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
For
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UN 2012 moratorium resolution: Signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation
No
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Does the country have a mandatory death penalty?
- Unsure
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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: 25 April 2013
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Belarus |
2 executions in 2017
Geographical region Europe (Eastern Europe)
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Comoros |
0 executions in 2017
Geographical region Africa (Eastern Africa)
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- Focus on
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World Day
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.
