Capital punishment in Benin

Capital punishment has been abolished in Benin.[1] It was abolished in 2016, as a result of a Constitutional Court of Benin ruling.[2]

Benin last executed in 1987.[3] Before the court decision, Benin was classified as "Abolitionist in Practice."

References
  1. "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "Benin Abolished Death Penalty in 2016, but 14 Prisoners Remain on Death Row". Cornell Law School. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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