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United Republic of Tanzania, Africa (Eastern Africa)
472 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death
1994 Year of Last Known Execution
0 Number of Executions in 2018
0 Number of Executions in 2017
0 Number of Executions in 2016
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Death penalty law status:
De facto abolitionist
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Method(s) of execution:
Hanging
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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
Abstained
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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?
Yes
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Is there currently an official moratorium on executions within the country?
Unclear
- Source: Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law
- Last updated: 9 July 2015
- Other Countries
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Saint Lucia |
0 executions in 2018
Geographical region Latin America (Caribbean)
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Kuwait |
0 executions in 2018
Geographical region Asia (Western Asia)
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- Member organizations
- Keywords
- Fair Trial International law Public debate Right to life Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment Innocence Homosexuality Arbitrariness Death Row Conditions Mandatory Death Penalty Sentencing Alternatives Methods of Execution Lethal Injection Hanging Electrocution World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Death Penalty
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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.
