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Amnesty reported that at least 28,670 people were known to be under sentence of death at the end of 2021, with nine countries contributing to 82% of that total. That total was up fractionally (0.4%) from the 28,567 reported to on death rows around the world at the end of 2020.
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- Middle East and North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
All 11of the recorded executions in 2021 took place in the USA. The rest of the Americas region remained execution-free for the 13th consecutive year. 25 new death sentences were handed down in three countries: USA, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. Virginia became the 23rd abolitionist state in the USA and first southern state to have abolished the de...
Amnesty International recorded executions in five countries—Bangladesh, China, Japan, North Korea and Viet Nam—the lowest number in more than two decades. At least 819new death sentences were handed down in 16 countries, a rise of 58% compared to 2020 (517), largely linked to increases in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Viet Nam. After a...
Amnesty International recorded one execution and one new death sentence, both in Belarus,which remains the only country in the region carrying out executions. Kazakhstansigned into law a bill abolishing the death penalty for all crimes. Armeniabecame a state party to a key international treaty on abolition of the death penalty. The Russian Federati...
520 executions were recorded in seven countries–Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen – an increase of 19% on 2020. Recorded executions in Iraqmore than halved, from 45 to 17, though this may have been the result of a slowdown in the executive approvals of death sentences due to the political turmoil that the state ...
The number of executions, recorded in 3 countries, more than doubled to 33, as a result of rises in Somalia and South Sudan. The other country to carry out executions was Botswana. At least 373 new death sentences were handed down in 19 countries, an increase of 22%, due to sharp rises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mauritania, and des...
25. Jan. 2024 · The number of executions is rising globally, despite many countries abolishing the use of capital punishment. How many countries use the death penalty? According to the latest figures from...
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.
Recorded executions in the region decreased by 67%, from 33 in 2021 to 11 in 2022. The only known executions were recorded in Somalia and South Sudan . Recorded death sentences fell by 20%, from 373 in 2021 to 298 in 2022. Death sentences were recorded in 16 countries in 2022, compared to 19 in 2021.
1. Dez. 2023 · The Death Penalty in 2023: Year End Report | Death Penalty Information Center. Only Five States Conducted Executions and Seven States Imposed New Death Sentences in 2023, the Lowest Number of States in 20 Years. Florida’s Six Executions and Five New Death Sentences Responsible for 2023 Increase.
21. Apr. 2021 · Amnesty International recorded that 1,477 death sentences were imposed in 54 countries, down 36% from at least 2,307 in 2019. At the end of 2020, at least 28,567 people were known to be under sentence of death. The following methods of execution were used across the world in 2020: beheading, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection and shooting.
