North Korea

Capital Punishment Status
Retentionist
On Death Row
~1000
Foreign Nationals
    Last execution
    2022
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    North Korea continues to practice the death penalty.

    Where data is available, you can click on the button to read our latest report on the death penalty for foreign nationals in North Korea and scroll down for country-specific charts.

    Death penalty crimes

    • Drug Trafficking
    • Economic Crimes
    • Espionage
    • Kidnapping
    • Murder
    • Rape
    • Robbery
    • Terrorism
    • Treason

    Mandatory death penalty crimes

    • None

    Main nationalities of foreign nationals sentenced to death

    Gender of foreign nationals sentenced to death

    0

    Male

    0

    Female

    Top crimes for which foreign nationals sentenced to death

    Main occupations of foreign nationals sentenced to death

    Main regions of origin of foreign nationals sentenced to death

    Status of foreign nationals sentenced to death

    Additional Resources

    Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Sri Lanka

    Preview
    University of Oxford
    Author/Editor
    Death Penalty Research Unit
    Date of Publication
    2022
    Resources

    Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Singapore

    Preview
    University of Oxford
    Author/Editor
    Death Penalty Research Unit
    Date of Publication
    2023
    Resources

    Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Kuwait

    Preview
    University of Oxford
    Author/Editor
    Death Penalty Research Unit
    Date of Publication
    2022
    Resources

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