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Vor 5 Tagen · Death sentences were recorded in 14 countries in 2023, compared to 16 in 2022. Recorded death sentences increased sharply by 66%, from 298 in 2022 to 494 in 2023. Four countries (Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe and Ghana) took positive legislative steps towards the abolition of the death penalty.
Vor 5 Tagen · Death sentences were recorded in 14 countries in 2023, compared to 16 in 2022. Recorded death sentences increased sharply by 66%, from 298 in 2022 to 494 in 2023. Four countries (Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe and Ghana) took positive legislative steps towards the abolition of the death penalty.
Vor 4 Tagen · Upcoming Executions. Last updated on May 23, 2024. This page is updated each business day by 12 pm Eastern Time. Please scroll over each state on the above map to see the number of active and inactive death warrants, as well as the number of executions. For information on all known warrants this year, see the Outcome of Death Warrants in 2024 page.
Vor 4 Tagen · Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2023 explains that recorded figures for executions and death sentences represent a minimum, with actual figures likely higher due to a lack of transparency in certain countries. Regarded as the world’s leading executioner, China, which is estimated to execute thousands annually, classifies capital punishment numbers as a state secret, as do North ...
Vor einem Tag · Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
Vor 5 Tagen · There was a 20% increase in the number of known death sentences imposed globally in 2023, taking the total to 2,428. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Amnesty International recorded death sentences in 14 countries, two countries fewer than recorded in the previous year.
Vor 2 Tagen · Crimes that are punishable by death are known as capital crimes, capital offences, or capital felonies, and vary depending on the jurisdiction, but commonly include serious crimes against a person, such as assassination, mass murder, child murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, aircraft hijacking, war crimes, crimes against humanity ...
