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Capital punishment was abolished in Guinea. The civilian death penalty was abolished in 2016. It was abolished under military law in 2017. Guinea carried out its last execution in 2001.^[1]^[2] Prior to its abolition for ordinary crimes in 2016, Guinea was classified as retentionist.^[3]

Guinea is not a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.^[4]

References

^ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "Death Penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "Death Penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "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.

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[1] "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[2] "Death Penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[3] "Death Penalty". Amnesty International. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[4] "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.

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-[[Capital punishment]] was abolished in [[Guinea]]. The civilian death penalty was abolished in 2016. It was abolished under military law in 2017. Guinea last executed in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/6665/2017/en/|title=Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)|accessdate=25 July 2022|date=23 October 2018|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/|title=Death Penalty|accessdate=25 July 2022|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref> Prior to its abolition for ordinary crimes in 2016, Guinea was classified as [[Capital punishment by country|retentionist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/|title=Death Penalty|accessdate=25 July 2022|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref>
+[[Capital punishment]] was abolished in [[Guinea]]. The civilian death penalty was abolished in 2016. It was abolished under military law in 2017. Guinea carried out its last execution in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/6665/2017/en/|title=Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)|accessdate=25 July 2022|date=23 October 2018|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/|title=Death Penalty|accessdate=25 July 2022|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref> Prior to its abolition for ordinary crimes in 2016, Guinea was classified as [[Capital punishment by country|retentionist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/|title=Death Penalty|accessdate=25 July 2022|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref>
 Guinea is not a state party to the [[Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-12&chapter=4|title=12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty|publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref>

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Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
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