Does the Republic of the Congo have the death penalty?
Fully abolished
Fully abolished for all crimes.
The Republic of the Congo is one of 111 countries classified “Fully abolished” for the death penalty — 57% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Gabon
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Abolished for ordinary crimes Abolished for ordinary crimes; retained for exceptional crimes such as those under military law.
- Cameroon
- Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
- São Tomé and Principe
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
- Central African Republic
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Other laws in Republic of the Congo
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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