- ›Abolitionist and retentionist countries
- ›Countries abolitionist for all crimes
- ›Countries abolitionist for ordinary crimes only
- ›Countries abolitionist in practice
- ›Death sentences and executions in 2007
- ›Executions of child offenders since 1990
- ›Ratification of international treaties
- ›UN resolution
Death penalty: Countries abolitionist for ordinary crimes only
Countries whose laws provide for the death penalty only for
exceptional crimes such as crimes under military law or crimes
committed in exceptional circumstances, such as wartime crimes.
Abbreviations: Date (AO) = date of abolition for ordinary crimes; Date (last ex.) = date of last execution; K = date of last known execution; Ind. = no executions since independence
Abbreviations: Date (AO) = date of abolition for ordinary crimes; Date (last ex.) = date of last execution; K = date of last known execution; Ind. = no executions since independence
| Country | Date (AO) | Date (last ex.) |
| ARGENTINA | 1984 | |
| BOLIVIA | 1997 | 1974 |
| BRAZIL | 1979 | 1855 |
| CHILE | 2001 | 1985 |
| EL SALVADOR | 1983 | 1973K |
| FIJI | 1979 | 1964 |
| ISRAEL | 1954 | 1962 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 2007 | |
| KYRGYZSTAN | 2007 | |
| LATVIA | 1999 | 1996 |
| PERU | 1979 | 1979 |
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