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Total 198 items.
| Country | Status | CRC | ICCPR | OP1 | OP2 | PACHR | P6 | P13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Retentionist | 3/28/1994 | 1/24/1983 | — | — | — | ||
| South Africa | Abolitionist | 6/16/1995 | 12/10/1998 | 8/28/2002 | 8/28/2002 | — | — | — |
| Albania | Abolitionist | 2/27/1992 | 10/4/1991 | 10/4/2007 | 10/17/2007 | — | 9/21/2000 | 2/6/2007 |
| Algeria | Abolitionist in practice | 4/16/1993 | 9/12/1989 | 9/12/1989 | — | — | — | |
| Germany | Abolitionist | 3/6/1992 | 12/17/1973 | 8/25/1993 | 8/18/1992 | — | 7/5/1989 | 10/11/2004 |
| Andorra | Abolitionist | 1/2/1996 | 9/22/2006 | 9/22/2006 | 9/22/2006 | — | 1/22/1996 | 3/26/2003 |
| Angola | Abolitionist | 12/5/1990 | 1/10/1992 | 1/10/1992 | 10/2/2019 | — | — | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Retentionist | 10/5/1993 | 7/3/2019 | — | — | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Retentionist | 1/26/1996 | — | — | — | |||
| Argentina | Abolitionist | 12/4/1990 | 8/8/1986 | 8/8/1986 | 9/2/2008 | 6/18/2008 | — | — |
| Armenia | Abolitionist | 6/23/1993 | 6/23/1993 | 6/23/1993 | 3/18/2021 | — | 9/29/2003 | 10/19/2023 |
| Australia | Abolitionist | 12/17/1990 | 8/13/1980 | 9/25/1991 | 10/2/1990 | — | — | — |
| Austria | Abolitionist | 8/6/1992 | 9/10/1978 | 12/10/1987 | 3/2/1993 | — | 1/5/1984 | 1/12/2004 |
| Azerbaijan | Abolitionist | 8/13/1992 | 8/13/1992 | 11/27/2001 | 1/22/1999rsv | — | 4/15/2002 | signature |
| Bahamas | Retentionist | 2/20/1991 | 12/23/2008 | — | — | |||
| Bahrain | Retentionist | 2/13/1992 | 9/20/2006 | — | — | — | ||
| Bangladesh | Retentionist | 8/3/1990 | 9/6/2000 | — | — | — | ||
| Barbados | Retentionist | 10/9/1990 | 1/5/1973 | 1/5/1973 | — | — | ||
| Belarus | Retentionist | 10/1/1990 | 11/12/1973 | — | ||||
| Belgium | Abolitionist | 12/16/1991 | 4/21/1983 | 5/17/1994 | 12/8/1998 | — | 12/10/1998 | 6/23/2003 |
| Belize | Abolitionist in practice | 5/2/1990 | 6/10/1996 | — | — | |||
| Benin | Abolitionist | 8/3/1990 | 3/12/1992 | 3/12/1992 | 7/5/2012 | — | — | — |
| Bhutan | Abolitionist | 8/1/1990 | — | — | — | |||
| Bolivia | Abolitionist | 6/26/1990 | 8/12/1982 | 8/12/1982 | 7/12/2013 | — | — | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Abolitionist | 9/1/1993 | 9/1/1993 | 3/1/1995 | 3/16/2001 | — | 7/12/2002 | 7/29/2003 |
| Botswana | Retentionist | 3/14/1995 | 9/8/2000 | — | — | — | ||
| Brazil | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 9/24/1990 | 1/24/1992 | 9/25/2009 | 9/25/2009rsv | 7/31/1996rsv | — | — |
| Brunei Darussalam | Abolitionist in practice | 12/27/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Bulgaria | Abolitionist | 6/3/1991 | 9/21/1970 | 3/26/1992 | 8/10/1999 | — | 9/29/1999 | 2/13/2003 |
| Burkina Faso | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 8/31/1990 | 1/4/1999 | 1/4/1999 | — | — | — | |
| Burundi | Abolitionist | 10/19/1990 | 5/9/1990 | — | — | — | ||
| Cambodia | Abolitionist | 10/15/1992 | 5/26/1992 | signature | — | — | — | |
| Cameroon | Abolitionist in practice | 1/11/1993 | 6/27/1984 | 6/27/1984 | — | — | — | |
| Canada | Abolitionist | 12/13/1991 | 5/19/1976 | 5/19/1976 | 11/25/2005 | — | — | |
| Cabo Verde | Abolitionist | 6/4/1992 | 8/6/1993 | 5/19/2000 | 5/19/2000 | — | — | — |
| Central African Republic | Abolitionist | 4/23/1992 | 5/8/1981 | 5/8/1981 | — | — | — | |
| Chile | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 8/13/1990 | 2/10/1972 | 5/27/1992 | 9/26/2008rsv | 8/4/2008rsv | — | — |
| China | Retentionist | 3/2/1992 | signature | — | — | — | ||
| Cyprus | Abolitionist | 2/7/1991 | 4/2/1969 | 4/15/1992 | 9/10/1999 | — | 1/19/2000 | 3/12/2003 |
| Colombia | Abolitionist | 1/28/1991 | 10/29/1969 | 10/29/1969 | 8/5/1997 | — | — | |
| Comoros | Retentionist | 6/22/1993 | signature | — | — | — | ||
| Congo | Abolitionist | 10/14/1993 | 10/5/1983 | 10/5/1983 | — | — | — | |
| North Korea | Retentionist | 9/21/1990 | 9/14/1981 | — | — | — | ||
| South Korea | Abolitionist in practice | 11/20/1991 | 4/10/1990 | 4/10/1990 | — | — | — | |
| Costa Rica | Abolitionist | 8/21/1990 | 11/29/1968 | 11/29/1968 | 6/5/1998 | 3/30/1998 | — | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abolitionist | 2/4/1991 | 3/26/1992 | 3/5/1997 | 5/3/2024 | — | — | — |
| Croatia | Abolitionist | 10/12/1992 | 10/12/1992 | 10/12/1995 | 10/12/1995 | — | 11/5/1997 | 2/3/2003 |
| Cuba | Retentionist | 8/21/1991 | signature | — | — | |||
| Denmark | Abolitionist | 7/19/1991 | 1/6/1972 | 1/6/1972 | 2/24/1994 | — | 12/1/1983 | 11/28/2002 |
| Djibouti | Abolitionist | 12/6/1990 | 11/5/2002 | 11/5/2002 | 11/5/2002 | — | — | — |
| Dominica | Retentionist | 3/13/1991 | 6/17/1993 | — | — | |||
| Egypt | Retentionist | 7/6/1990 | 1/14/1982 | — | — | — | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Retentionist | 1/3/1997 | — | — | — | |||
| Ecuador | Abolitionist | 3/23/1990 | 3/6/1969 | 3/6/1969 | 2/23/1993 | 2/5/1998 | — | — |
| Eritrea | Abolitionist in practice | 8/3/1994 | 1/22/2002 | — | — | — | ||
| Spain | Abolitionist | 12/6/1990 | 4/27/1977 | 1/25/1985 | 4/11/1991 | — | 1/14/1985 | 12/16/2009 |
| Estonia | Abolitionist | 10/21/1991 | 10/21/1991 | 10/21/1991 | 1/30/2004 | — | 4/17/1998 | 2/25/2004 |
| Swaziland | Abolitionist in practice | 9/7/1995 | 3/26/2004 | — | — | — | ||
| United States of America | Retentionist | signature | 6/8/1992rsv | — | — | |||
| Ethiopia | Retentionist | 5/14/1991 | 6/11/1993 | — | — | — | ||
| Fiji | Abolitionist | 8/13/1993 | 8/16/2018 | — | — | — | ||
| Finland | Abolitionist | 6/20/1991 | 8/19/1975 | 8/19/1975 | 4/4/1991 | — | 5/10/1990 | 11/29/2004 |
| France | Abolitionist | 8/7/1990 | 11/4/1980 | 2/17/1984 | 10/2/2007 | — | 2/17/1986 | 10/10/2007 |
| Gabon | Abolitionist | 2/9/1994 | 1/21/1983 | 4/2/2014 | — | — | — | |
| Gambia | Abolitionist in practice | 8/8/1990 | 12/29/1978 | 6/9/1988 | 9/28/2018 | — | — | — |
| Georgia | Abolitionist | 6/2/1994 | 5/3/1994 | 5/3/1994 | 3/22/1999 | — | 4/13/2000 | 5/22/2003 |
| Ghana | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 2/5/1990 | 9/7/2000 | 9/7/2000 | — | — | — | |
| Greece | Abolitionist | 5/11/1993 | 5/5/1997 | 5/5/1997 | 5/5/1997rsv | — | 9/8/1998 | 2/1/2005 |
| Grenada | Abolitionist in practice | 11/5/1990 | 9/6/1991 | — | — | |||
| Guatemala | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 6/6/1990 | 5/19/1988 | 11/28/2000 | — | — | ||
| Guinea | Abolitionist | 7/13/1990 | 1/24/1978 | 6/17/1993 | — | — | — | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Abolitionist | 8/20/1990 | 7/2/1992 | 9/24/2013 | 9/24/2013 | — | — | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Abolitionist | 6/15/1992 | 9/25/1987 | 9/25/1987 | — | — | — | |
| Guyana | Retentionist | 1/14/1991 | 2/15/1977 | 1/5/1999 | — | — | ||
| Haiti | Abolitionist | 6/8/1995 | 2/6/1991 | — | — | |||
| Honduras | Abolitionist | 8/10/1990 | 8/25/1997 | 6/7/2005 | 4/1/2008 | 9/14/2011 | — | — |
| Hungary | Abolitionist | 10/7/1991 | 1/17/1974 | 9/7/1988 | 2/24/1994 | — | 11/5/1992 | 7/16/2003 |
| Cook Islands | Abolitionist | 6/6/1997 | — | — | — | |||
| Marshall Islands | Abolitionist | 10/4/1993 | 3/12/2018 | — | — | — | ||
| Solomon Islands | Abolitionist | 4/10/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| India | Retentionist | 12/11/1992 | 4/10/1979 | — | — | — | ||
| Indonesia | Retentionist | 9/5/1990 | 2/23/2006 | — | — | — | ||
| Iraq | Retentionist | 6/15/1994 | 1/25/1971 | — | — | — | ||
| Iran | Retentionist | 7/13/1994 | 6/24/1975 | — | — | — | ||
| Ireland | Abolitionist | 9/28/1992 | 12/8/1989rsv | 12/8/1989 | 6/18/1993 | — | 6/24/1994 | 5/3/2002 |
| Iceland | Abolitionist | 10/28/1992 | 8/22/1979 | 8/22/1979 | 4/2/1991 | — | 5/22/1987 | 11/10/2004 |
| Israel | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 10/3/1991 | 10/3/1991 | — | — | — | ||
| Italy | Abolitionist | 9/5/1991 | 9/15/1978 | 9/15/1978 | 2/14/1995 | — | 12/29/1988 | 3/3/2009 |
| Jamaica | Retentionist | 5/14/1991 | 10/3/1975 | — | — | |||
| Japan | Retentionist | 4/22/1994 | 6/21/1979 | — | — | — | ||
| Jordan | Retentionist | 5/24/1991 | 5/28/1975 | — | — | — | ||
| Kazakhstan | Abolitionist | 8/12/1994 | 1/24/2006 | 6/30/2009 | 3/24/2022 | — | — | — |
| Kenya | Abolitionist in practice | 7/30/1990 | 5/1/1972 | — | — | — | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Abolitionist | 10/7/1994 | 10/7/1994 | 10/7/1994 | 12/6/2010 | — | — | — |
| Kiribati | Abolitionist | 12/11/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Kuwait | Retentionist | 10/21/1991 | 5/21/1996 | — | — | — | ||
| Lao | Abolitionist in practice | 5/8/1991 | 9/25/2009 | — | — | — | ||
| Lesotho | Retentionist | 3/10/1992 | 9/9/1992 | 9/6/2000 | — | — | — | |
| Latvia | Abolitionist | 4/14/1992 | 4/14/1992 | 6/22/1994 | 4/19/2013 | — | 5/7/1999 | 1/26/2012 |
| Lebanon | Retentionist | 5/14/1991 | 11/3/1972 | — | — | — | ||
| Liberia | Abolitionist in practice | 6/4/1993 | 9/22/2004 | signature | 9/16/2005 | — | — | — |
| Libya | Retentionist | 4/15/1993 | 5/15/1970 | 5/16/1989 | — | — | — | |
| Liechtenstein | Abolitionist | 12/22/1995 | 12/10/1998 | 12/10/1998 | 12/10/1998 | — | 11/15/1990 | 12/5/2002 |
| Lithuania | Abolitionist | 1/31/1992 | 11/20/1991 | 11/20/1991 | 3/27/2002 | — | 7/8/1999 | 1/29/2004 |
| Luxembourg | Abolitionist | 3/7/1994 | 8/18/1983 | 8/18/1983 | 2/12/1992 | — | 2/19/1985 | 3/21/2006 |
| Macedonia | Abolitionist | 12/2/1993 | 1/18/1994 | 12/12/1994 | 1/26/1995 | — | 4/10/1997 | 7/13/2004 |
| Madagascar | Abolitionist | 3/19/1991 | 6/21/1971 | 6/21/1971 | 9/21/2017 | — | — | — |
| Malaysia | Retentionist | 2/17/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Malawi | Abolitionist in practice | 1/2/1991 | 12/22/1993 | 6/11/1996 | — | — | — | |
| Maldives | Abolitionist in practice | 2/11/1991 | 9/19/2006 | 9/19/2006 | — | — | — | |
| Mali | Abolitionist in practice | 9/20/1990 | 7/16/1974 | 10/24/2001 | — | — | — | |
| Malta | Abolitionist | 9/30/1990 | 9/13/1990 | 9/13/1990 | 12/29/1994 | — | 3/26/1991 | 5/3/2002 |
| Morocco | Abolitionist in practice | 6/21/1993 | 5/3/1979 | 4/22/2022 | — | — | — | |
| Mauritius | Abolitionist | 7/26/1990 | 12/12/1973 | 12/12/1973 | — | — | — | |
| Mauritania | Abolitionist in practice | 5/16/1991 | 11/17/2004 | — | — | — | ||
| Mexico | Abolitionist | 9/21/1990 | 3/23/1981 | 3/15/2002 | 9/26/2007 | 6/28/2007 | — | — |
| Micronesia | Abolitionist | 5/5/1993 | — | — | — | |||
| Moldova | Abolitionist | 1/26/1993 | 1/26/1993 | 1/23/2008 | 9/20/2006rsv | — | 9/12/1997 | 10/18/2006 |
| Monaco | Abolitionist | 6/21/1993 | 8/28/1997 | 3/28/2000 | — | 11/30/2005 | 11/30/2005 | |
| Mongolia | Abolitionist | 7/5/1990 | 11/18/1974 | 4/16/1991 | 3/13/2012 | — | — | — |
| Montenegro | Abolitionist | 10/23/2006 | 10/23/2006 | 10/23/2006 | 10/23/2006 | — | 3/3/2004 | 3/3/2004 |
| Mozambique | Abolitionist | 4/26/1994 | 7/21/1993 | 7/21/1993 | — | — | — | |
| Myanmar | Retentionist | 7/15/1991 | — | — | — | |||
| Namibia | Abolitionist | 9/30/1990 | 11/28/1994 | 11/28/1994 | 11/28/1994 | — | — | — |
| Nauru | Abolitionist | 7/27/1994 | signature | signature | — | — | — | |
| Nepal | Abolitionist | 9/14/1990 | 5/14/1991 | 5/14/1991 | 3/4/1998 | — | — | — |
| Nicaragua | Abolitionist | 10/5/1990 | 3/12/1980 | 3/12/1980 | 2/25/2009 | 3/24/1999 | — | — |
| Niger | Abolitionist in practice | 9/30/1990 | 3/7/1986 | 3/7/1986 | — | — | — | |
| Nigeria | Retentionist | 4/19/1991 | 7/29/1993 | — | — | — | ||
| Niue | Abolitionist | 12/20/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Norway | Abolitionist | 1/8/1991 | 9/13/1972 | 9/13/1972 | 9/5/1991 | — | 10/25/1988 | 8/16/2005 |
| New Zealand | Abolitionist | 4/6/1993 | 12/28/1978 | 5/26/1989 | 2/22/1990 | — | — | — |
| Oman | Retentionist | 12/9/1996 | 11/10/2025 | — | — | — | ||
| Uganda | Retentionist | 8/17/1990 | 1/21/1987 | 11/14/1995 | — | — | — | |
| Uzbekistan | Abolitionist | 6/29/1994 | 9/28/1995 | 9/28/1995 | 12/23/2008 | — | — | — |
| Pakistan | Retentionist | 11/12/1990 | 6/23/2010 | — | — | — | ||
| Palau | Abolitionist | 8/4/1995 | signature | — | — | — | ||
| Palestine | Retentionist | 4/2/2014 | 4/2/2014 | 3/18/2019 | — | — | — | |
| Panama | Abolitionist | 12/12/1990 | 3/8/1977 | 3/8/1977 | 1/21/1993 | 6/27/1991 | — | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Abolitionist | 3/2/1993 | 7/21/2008 | — | — | — | ||
| Paraguay | Abolitionist | 9/25/1990 | 6/10/1992 | 1/10/1995 | 8/18/2003 | 10/31/2000 | — | — |
| Netherlands | Abolitionist | 2/6/1995 | 12/11/1978 | 12/11/1978 | 3/26/1991 | — | 4/25/1986 | 2/10/2006 |
| Peru | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 9/4/1990 | 4/28/1978 | 10/3/1980 | — | — | ||
| Philippines | Abolitionist | 8/21/1990 | 10/23/1986 | 8/22/1989 | 11/20/2007 | — | — | — |
| Poland | Abolitionist | 6/7/1991 | 3/18/1977 | 11/7/1991 | 4/25/2014 | — | 10/30/2000 | 5/23/2014 |
| Portugal | Abolitionist | 9/21/1990 | 6/15/1978 | 5/3/1983 | 10/17/1990 | — | 10/2/1986 | 10/3/2003 |
| Qatar | Retentionist | 4/3/1995 | 5/21/2018 | — | — | — | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Retentionist | 9/27/1990 | 11/1/1976 | 11/1/1976 | — | — | — | |
| Dominican Republic | Abolitionist | 6/11/1991 | 1/4/1978 | 1/4/1978 | 9/21/2016 | 12/19/2011 | — | — |
| Czechia | Abolitionist | 2/22/1993 | 2/22/1993 | 2/22/1993 | 6/15/2004 | — | 3/18/1992 | 7/2/2004 |
| Romania | Abolitionist | 9/28/1990 | 12/9/1974 | 7/20/1993 | 2/27/1991 | — | 6/20/1994 | 4/7/2003 |
| United Kingdom | Abolitionist | 12/16/1991 | 5/20/1976 | 12/10/1999 | — | 5/20/1999 | 10/10/2003 | |
| Russia | Abolitionist in practice | 8/16/1990 | 10/16/1973 | 10/1/1991 | — | signature | ||
| Rwanda | Abolitionist | 1/24/1991 | 4/16/1975 | 12/15/2008 | — | — | — | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Retentionist | 10/26/1993 | 11/9/1981 | 11/9/1981 | — | — | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Retentionist | 7/24/1990 | — | — | ||||
| San Marino | Abolitionist | 11/25/1991 | 10/18/1985 | 10/18/1985 | 8/17/2004 | — | 3/22/1989 | 4/25/2003 |
| Holy See | Abolitionist | 4/20/1990 | — | |||||
| Saint Lucia | Retentionist | 6/16/1993 | signature | — | — | |||
| El Salvador | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 7/10/1990 | 11/30/1979 | 6/6/1995 | 4/8/2014rsv | — | — | |
| Samoa | Abolitionist | 11/29/1994 | 2/15/2008 | — | — | — | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | Abolitionist | 5/14/1991 | 1/10/2017 | 3/23/2017 | 1/10/2017 | — | — | — |
| Senegal | Abolitionist | 7/31/1990 | 2/13/1978 | 2/13/1978 | — | — | — | |
| Serbia | Abolitionist | 3/12/2001 | 3/12/2001 | 9/6/2001 | 9/6/2001 | — | 3/3/2004 | 3/3/2004 |
| Seychelles | Abolitionist | 9/7/1990 | 5/5/1992 | 5/5/1992 | 12/15/1994 | — | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | Abolitionist | 6/18/1990 | 8/23/1996 | 8/23/1996 | — | — | — | |
| Singapore | Retentionist | 10/5/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Slovakia | Abolitionist | 5/28/1993 | 5/28/1993 | 5/28/1993 | 6/22/1999 | — | 3/18/1992 | 8/18/2005 |
| Slovenia | Abolitionist | 7/6/1992 | 7/6/1992 | 7/16/1993 | 3/10/1994 | — | 6/28/1994 | 12/4/2003 |
| Somalia | Retentionist | 10/1/2015 | 1/24/1990 | 1/24/1990 | — | — | — | |
| Sudan | Retentionist | 8/3/1990 | 3/18/1986 | — | — | — | ||
| South Sudan | Retentionist | 1/23/2015 | 2/5/2024 | — | — | — | ||
| Sri Lanka | Abolitionist in practice | 7/12/1991 | 6/11/1980 | 10/3/1997 | — | — | — | |
| Sweden | Abolitionist | 6/29/1990 | 12/6/1971 | 12/6/1971 | 5/11/1990 | — | 2/9/1984 | 4/22/2003 |
| Switzerland | Abolitionist | 2/24/1997 | 6/18/1992 | 6/16/1994 | — | 10/13/1987 | 5/3/2002 | |
| Suriname | Abolitionist | 3/1/1993 | 12/28/1976 | 12/28/1976 | — | — | ||
| Syria | Retentionist | 7/15/1993 | 4/21/1969 | — | — | — | ||
| Tajikistan | Abolitionist in practice | 10/26/1993 | 1/4/1999 | 1/4/1999 | — | — | — | |
| Taiwan | Retentionist | — | — | — | ||||
| Tanzania | Abolitionist in practice | 6/10/1991 | 6/11/1976 | — | — | — | ||
| Chad | Abolitionist | 10/2/1990 | 6/9/1995 | 6/9/1995 | — | — | — | |
| Thailand | Retentionist | 3/27/1992 | 10/29/1996rsv | — | — | — | ||
| Timor-Leste | Abolitionist | 4/16/2003 | 9/18/2003 | 9/18/2003 | — | — | — | |
| Togo | Abolitionist | 8/1/1990 | 5/24/1984 | 3/30/1988 | 9/14/2016 | — | — | — |
| Tonga | Abolitionist in practice | 11/6/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Retentionist | 12/5/1991 | 12/21/1978 | — | — | |||
| Tunisia | Abolitionist in practice | 1/30/1992 | 3/18/1969 | 6/29/2011 | — | — | — | |
| Turkmenistan | Abolitionist | 9/20/1993 | 5/1/1997 | 5/1/1997 | 1/11/2000 | — | — | — |
| Turkey | Abolitionist | 4/4/1995 | 9/23/2003 | 11/24/2006 | 3/2/2006 | — | 11/12/2003 | 2/20/2006 |
| Tuvalu | Abolitionist | 9/22/1995 | — | — | — | |||
| Ukraine | Abolitionist | 8/28/1991 | 11/12/1973 | 7/25/1991 | 7/25/2007 | — | 4/4/2000 | 3/11/2003 |
| Uruguay | Abolitionist | 11/20/1990 | 4/1/1970 | 4/1/1970 | 1/21/1993 | 2/8/1994 | — | — |
| Vanuatu | Abolitionist | 7/7/1993 | 11/21/2008 | — | — | — | ||
| Venezuela | Abolitionist | 9/13/1990 | 5/10/1978 | 5/10/1978 | 2/22/1993 | 4/6/1994 | — | — |
| Viet Nam | Retentionist | 2/28/1990 | 9/24/1982 | — | — | — | ||
| Yemen | Retentionist | 5/1/1991 | 2/9/1987 | — | — | — | ||
| Zambia | Abolitionist | 12/6/1991 | 4/10/1984 | 4/10/1984 | 12/19/2024 | — | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only | 9/11/1990 | 5/13/1991 | — | — | — |
Treaties' legend
- CRC
- Convention on the Rights of the Child. 196 member States and 1 signatory State [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- ICCPR
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 175 member States and 6 signatory States [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- OP1
- Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 116 member States and 3 signatory States [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- OP2
- Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. 92 member States and 0 signatory States [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- PACHR
- Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty. 13 member States and 0 signatory States [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- P6
- Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty. 46 member States and 1 signatory State [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]
- P13
- Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances. 45 member States and 1 signatory State [treaty's text, summary table, ratification map]