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Death Penalty Facts and Statistics 2015. 2015 saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed – at least 1,634 – the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 1989. https://www...
24 maj 2022 · At the end of 2021, at least 28,670 people were known to be under sentence of death. Nine countries held 82% of the known totals: Iraq (8,000+), Pakistan (3,800+), Nigeria (3,036+), USA (2,382), Bangladesh (1,800+), Malaysia (1,359), Viet Nam (1,200+), Algeria (1,000+), Sri Lanka (1,000+).
Amnesty’s 46-page report - Death Sentences and Executions 2022, its authoritative annual survey on the death penalty - with country and regional data on abolition, executions, year-on-year changes, and more.
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.
Over half the countries in the world have now abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Amnesty International's latest information shows that: 84 countries and territories have abolished the death penalty for all crimes; 12 countries have abolished the death penalty for all but exceptional crimes such as wartime crimes;
19 lip 2021 · About six-in-ten (63%) say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes, and nearly eight-in-ten (78%) say there is some risk that an innocent person will be executed. Opinions about the death penalty vary by party, education and race and ethnicity.
6 kwi 2016 · Video: Death Penalty Facts and Statistics 2015. 2015 saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed – at least 1,634 – the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 1989. Find out more about the death penalty here.
