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Capital punishment by country. 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.
The use of the death penalty—or capital punishment—as a form of retribution for serious crimes sparks heated debate worldwide. It forces us to confront our basic beliefs about human rights, justice, and the value of human life. With countries divided into "retentionist" (ones that retain the practice), "abolitionist" (ones that have ...
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International. Executions Around the World. 2022. Amnesty International recorded at least 883 executions in 20 countries – a 53% increase from the 579 executions in 18 countries in 2021 – marking the highest total since 2017.
- Americas
- Asia-Pacific
- Europe and Central Asia
- 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...
Sep 14, 2023 · International Death Penalty Status. 55. countries have a legal death penalty. 23. countries have made the death penalty illegal in practice. 9. countries use the death penalty for exceptional crimes only. 112. countries have made the death penalty illegal.
Global death sentences. At least 2,016 new death sentences across 52 countries were imposed in 2022, compared to at least 2,052 in 56 countries in 2021. Amnesty International recorded commutations or pardons of death sentences in 26 countries.
May 16, 2023 · It is still more common in Africa and the Middle East. 110 countries and territories around the world have abolished the death penalty, most recently the Central African Republic and Papua New...
