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Snapshot. Over 70% of all countries have abolished the death penalty, with Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea being recent examples, signaling a global trend away from capital punishment.
- Incarceration Rates by Country 2023
Every country in the world has a prison system of some sort,...
- Incarceration Rates by Country 2023
Amnesty International recorded 2,052 death sentences imposed in 56 countries, up 39% from at least 1,477 in 54 countries in 2020. Ethiopia, Guyana, Maldives, Oman, Tanzania, and Uganda handed down death
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature or circumstances of the crime; guilt, innocence or other characteristics of the individual; or the method used by the state to carry out the execution.
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.
21 gru 2023 · The Philippines has a moderately high rate of crime, violence, and terrorism. In 2021, the country was on the bottom five of the order and security index ranking across the region.
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.
10 paź 2022 · MANILA, Philippines – At least 28,670 persons around the world are facing the death penalty, according to Amnesty International. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty marks October 10...
