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United Republic of Tanzania, Africa (Eastern Africa)
500 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death
1994 Year of Last Known Execution
0 Number of Executions in
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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 moratorium resolution: cosponsor
No
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UN moratorium resolution: vote
Abstained
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UN moratorium resolution: Signed the Note Verbale of Dissociation
No
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Does the country have a mandatory death penalty?
No
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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: 21 March 2019
- Other Countries
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Botswana |
1 executions in
Geographical region Africa (Southern Africa)
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Saint Lucia |
0 executions in
Geographical region Latin America (Caribbean)
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- 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
18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
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.
