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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.
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+).
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;
Our comprehensive database tracks the laws and practices of all countries that retain the death penalty. An essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and the public at large, the database provides fully searchable analysis of national and global trends relating to capital punishment.
16 gru 2021 · The death penalty in 2021 was defined by two competing forces: the continuing long-term erosion of capital punishment across most of the country, and extreme conduct by a dwindling number of outlier jurisdictions to continue to pursue death sentences and executions.
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.
17 lis 2023 · This report presents statistics on prisoners who were under sentence of death in 2021, a summary of state and federal death penalty laws in 2021, and historical trends in executions.
