| Title | Guatemala: The return of the death penalty |
| Publisher | Amnesty International |
| Publication Date | 9 May 1997 |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Topics | Constitutional law | Criminal justice | Death penalty | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AMR 34/011/1997 |
| Reference | Amnesty International is a worldwide voluntary movement that works to prevent some of the gravest violations by governments of people's fundamental human rights. The main focus of its campaigning is to: free all prisoners of conscience people detained an |
| Cite as | Amnesty International, Guatemala: The return of the death penalty, 9 May 1997, AMR 34/011/1997, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a99114.html [accessed 14 October 2022] |
| Comments | The Guatemalan Penal Code (1973) provides for the death penalty although, prior to two executions in 1996, it has rarely been carried out in Guatemala. This document covers the debate around the death penalty in Guatemala, the obligations of Guatemala under international human rights law, current death row cases and Amnesty International recommendations. |
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