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retains death penalty
retains death penalty, but has not used it in at least 10 years
retains death penalty only for exceptional crimes (e.g. in war or for treason)
death penalty abolished for all crimes
source: Amnesty International
(last update: 20 March 2009)
© 1996, 2000 Andrew Reding, Project Director and Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute
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