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Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, and is carried out by hanging. The death penalty can only be applied for aggravated murder and treason.^[1]

Since gaining its sovereignty in 1983, St. Kitts and Nevis has executed only three individuals, with its most recent execution being carried out in 2008, when Charles Laplace was hanged for murdering his wife.^[2] As of 2016, the country has just one death row inmate.^[3]

St. Kitts and Nevis voted against the United Nations moratorium on the death penalty in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.

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1. ^http://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/uploads/st_kitts_and_nevis_hrc_dp_march_2015.pdf
2. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/0829/India-uses-death-penalty-5-other-places-where-it-s-legal-but-rare/St.-Kitts-and-Nevis |title=India uses death penalty: 5 other places where it's legal but rare |last=Bright |first=Arthur |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |publisher=The Christian Science Monitor}}
3. ^{{cite web|title= Death sentences and executions in 2016|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/5740/2017/en/ |publisher= amnesty.org |accessdate=August 21, 2017}}

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