Last Change:

06/11/2024

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989

Full Name: Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989

Description

Calls for the abolition of the death penalty. It obligates states that have ratified the Protocol to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances.

Details

Abbreviation: ICCPR-OP2

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-12&chapter=4&clang=_en

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 2007 No
Algeria No
Andorra Yes 2006 No
Angola Yes 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina Yes 2008 Yes
Armenia Yes 2021 No
Australia Yes 1990 No
Austria Yes 1993 No
Azerbaijan Yes 1999 Yes
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No
Belarus No
Belgium Yes 1998 Yes
Belize No
Benin Yes 2012 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 2013 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 2001 No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 2009 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 1999 No
Burkina Faso No
Burundi No
Cabo Verde Yes 2000 No
Cambodia No
Cameroon No
Canada Yes 2005 No
Central African Republic (the) No
Chad No
Chile Yes 2008 Yes
China No
Colombia Yes 1997 Yes
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1998 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2024 No
Croatia Yes 1995 No
Cuba No
Cyprus Yes 1999 No
Czechia Yes 2004 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark Yes 1994 No
Djibouti Yes 2002 Yes
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 2016 No
Ecuador Yes 1993 No
Egypt No
El Salvador Yes 2014 Yes
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia Yes 2004 Yes
Eswatini No
Ethiopia No
Fiji No
Finland Yes 1991 No
France Yes 2007 No
Gabon Yes 2014 No
Gambia (the) Yes 2018 No
Georgia Yes 1999 Yes
Germany Yes 1992 Yes
Ghana No
Greece Yes 1997 Yes
Grenada No
Guatemala No
Guinea No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2013 No
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras Yes 2008 Yes
Hungary Yes 1994 No
Iceland Yes 1991 No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1993 No
Israel No
Italy Yes 1995 Yes
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan Yes 2022 Yes
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan Yes 2010 No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia Yes 2013 No
Lebanon No
Lesotho No
Liberia Yes 2005 Yes
Libya No
Liechtenstein Yes 1998 No
Lithuania Yes 2002 Yes
Luxembourg Yes 1992 Yes
Madagascar Yes 2017 Yes
Malawi No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali No
Malta Yes 1994 Yes
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius No
Mexico Yes 2007 No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco Yes 2000 Yes
Mongolia Yes 2012 Yes
Montenegro Yes 2006 Yes
Morocco No
Mozambique Yes 1993 No
Myanmar No
Namibia Yes 1994 Yes
Nauru No
Nepal Yes 1998 Yes
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1991 No
New Zealand Yes 1990 No
Nicaragua Yes 2009 No
Niger (the) No
Nigeria No
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1995 Yes
Norway Yes 1991 Yes
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 1993 No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 2003 No
Peru No
Philippines (the) Yes 2007 Yes
Poland Yes 2014 Yes
Portugal Yes 1990 Yes
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 2006 Yes
Romania Yes 1991 Yes
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 2008 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino Yes 2004 No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2017 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal No
Serbia Yes 2001 No
Seychelles Yes 1994 Yes
Sierra Leone No
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 1999 No
Slovenia Yes 1994 No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No
South Africa Yes 2002 Yes
South Sudan No
Spain Yes 1991 No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) Yes 2019 Yes
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 1990 Yes
Switzerland Yes 1994 Yes
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste Yes 2003 No
Togo Yes 2016 Yes
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia No
Türkiye Yes 2006 No
Turkmenistan Yes 2000 Yes
Tuvalu No
Uganda No
Ukraine Yes 2007 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1999 No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay Yes 1993 No
Uzbekistan Yes 2008 Yes
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1993 Yes
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia No
Zimbabwe No