Law 5218 of 14 July 2004 abolished the death penalty completely.
Since 1985 there have been only three years when no country has abolished the death penalty, 1988, 2003 and 2011.
The government has since abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
Australia abolished the death penalty in all states by 1985.
In 1846, Michigan became the first state to abolish the death penalty.
"The only way to do that is to abolish the death penalty."
Law 5218 of 14 July 2004 abolished the death penalty for all times.
It is also the case that, during the 1990s, 30 countries abolished the death penalty.
As of today, there are 154 countries in the world that have abolished the death penalty.
He is now a leading figure in Japan for the movement to abolish the death penalty.