Capital punishment in Equatorial Guinea

Capital punishment is no longer a legal punishment in Equatorial Guinea.

The last execution was in 2014. Equatorial Guinea is required to have a moratorium on executions in order to become a full member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.[1][2][3]

There is currently no one on death row in Equatorial Guinea, as of 24 May 2022. There were no death sentences handed down in the country in 2021.[4]

Abolition

On 19 September 2022, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed a new penal code that abolished the death penalty, according to a tweet sent by Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.[5][6]

References
  1. "Equatorial Guinea to abolish death penalty – but democratically". Africanews. 16 April 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "PRESIDENT OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA, OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, HAS SIGNED THE RESOLUTION 426 WHICH STATES THAT". Hands off Cain. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. "Equatorial Guinea will abolish death penalty after Portuguese pressure". The Portugal News. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. "Death sentences and executions 2021". Amnesty International. 24 May 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. Libreville, AFP in (2022-09-19). "Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty, state television reports". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue [@Teodoro_Nguema_] (19 September 2022). "Histórico y memorable para nuestro país en la gestión del respeto de los Derechos Humanos . Lo escribo con letras mayúsculas para sellar este momento único : " GUINEA ECUATORIAL HA ABOLIDO LA PENA DE MUERTE "" [Historical and memorable for our country in the management of respect for Human Rights. I write it in capital letters to seal this unique moment: "EQUATORIAL GUINEA HAS ABOLISHED THE DEATH PENALTY"] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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