Capital punishment in Colombia

Capital punishment in Colombia was abolished by the 1910 constitution.^[1] In prohibiting the death penalty, the Colombian Constitution of 1991 states "The right to life is inviolable. There will be no death penalty." ^{[citation needed]}

The last person to be legally executed in Colombia was Manuel Saturio Valencia by firing squad on 5 May 1907 for arson.^{[citation needed]}