Capital punishment in Mauritania explained

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Mauritania. However, the country is considered "Abolitionist in Practice" due to having a moratorium on executions since 1987. Mauritania last executed in 1987.[1]

Mauritania has an unenforced death penalty for homosexuality; there have been no reported death sentences for homosexual acts.[2] [3] Mauritania also has the death penalty for blasphemy. A law was passed in 2018 making capital punishment the mandatory sentence for blasphemy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018). 25 July 2022. 23 October 2018. Amnesty International.
  2. News: Analysis – Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death. Max. Bearak. Darla. Cameron. 16 June 2016. The Washington Post. Lawyers in the country and other experts disagree on whether federal law prescribes the death penalty for consensual homosexual sex or only for rape. In a recent Amnesty International report, the organization said it was not aware of any death sentences for homosexual acts..
  3. Book: Mendos, Lucas Ramón. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019. ILGA. 2019. Geneva. 347.
  4. Web site: Mauritania: Mandatory Death Penalty for Blasphemy. 25 July 2022. 4 May 2018. Human Rights Watch.

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