Capital punishment was abolished in Mauritius in 1995, following the adoption of the Abolition of Death Penalty Act 1995 (No. 31 of 1995).[1][2] Mauritius's last execution was in 1987.[1]

Mauritius is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[3] It voted in favour of the 2020 UN moratorium on the death penalty.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mauritius". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "UN Resolution for a Universal Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty" (PDF). Ensemble contre la peine de mort. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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