Capital punishment, or death penalty, is no longer a legal punishment in Equatorial Guinea.

The last execution took place 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_] (September 19, 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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