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     • At the end of 2021, at least 28,670 people were known to be under sentence of death.
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   How many people have been sentenced to death in 2021?

   • 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+).

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   How many people have been executed in 2021?

   • At least 5,843 people were held under a sentence of death, with Nigeria holding 52% of them (at least 3,036). Global figures Amnesty International recorded 579 executions in 18 countries in 2021, an increase of 20% from the 483 recorded in 2020.

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   Will 2021 see a rise in executions & death sentences?

   • Amnesty International reported a worrying rise in executions and death sentences in 2021. Some of the world’s most prolific executioners resumed their activities, and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions.

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   How many death sentences have been imposed in 2020?

   • 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 sentences having not done so in 2020, while the reverse was true of Bahrain, Comoros, Laos and Niger.

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   Which countries imposed death sentences in 2021?

   • Death sentences were known to have been imposed after proceedings that did not meet international fair trial standards in countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Singapore and Yemen. All 11 of the recorded executions in 2021 took place in the USA.

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   What are the most common sentencing outcomes in 2021?

   • Fines remained the most common sentencing outcome, accounting for 75% of all sentences given in the year ending March 2021. Out of all sentencing outcomes, the proportion of immediate custodial (8%) and community sentences (8%) increased slightly in the latest year, due to the prioritisation of more severe offences.

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3. www.amnesty.org › en › latestDeath Penalty 2021: Facts and Figures - Amnesty International

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   May 24, 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+).

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5. deathpenaltyinfo.org › facts-and-research › dpicThe Death Penalty in 2021 : Year End Report

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   Dec 16, 2021 · The majority of defendants sentenced to death in 2021 were people of color — six (33.3%) were Black and four (22.2%) were Latino. More than three quarters of the cases (14, 77.8%) involved at least one white victim and thirteen (72.2%) involved only white victims.

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6. www.amnesty.org.uk › death-penalty-report-2021Death Penalty Report 2021 - Amnesty

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   With these steadily re-opening during 2021, judges handed down at least 2,052 death sentences in 56 countries - almost 40% more than in 2020. Overall, by the end of last year at least 28,670 people were under sentence of death around the world.

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8. www.gov.uk › government › statisticsCriminal Justice Statistics quarterly: March 2021 (HTML)

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   Sep 3, 2021 · In line with prosecutions and convictions, the overall number of offenders sentenced in the year ending March 2021 fell by 34% compared with the previous year, to 766,000.

   • The most recent figures in this publication show the impact of the pandemic on courts and the criminal justice system following guidance and restri...
   • The figures published today highlight a full year’s impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on criminal court prosecutions and outcomes. Latest short-term...
   • Common Platform and reform to criminal court data[footnote 1]The ‘Common Platform’ is a new digital case management system for the magistrates’ and...
   • 1.07 million individuals were dealt with by the CJS in the year ending March 2021 (excluding cautions[footnote 3]).The number of individuals[footno...
   • The release of this quarter’s cautions data is delayed as access to the Police National Computer resumes on a prioritised based following restricte...
   • Prosecutions at magistrates’ courts fell by 32% in the latest year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.This was driven by a sharp reduction...
   • The proportion of defendants remanded in custody was at a 5-year high.In the latest year, 11% of defendants were remanded in custody by police prio...
   • The data presented in this publication are provisional. Final data for each calendar year is published in May, following further data cleaning and...

9. reliefweb.int › report › worldDeath Sentences and Executions 2021 - World | ReliefWeb

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   May 23, 2022 · Recorded death sentences were up by 22%, with a sharp rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with at least 81 people, from at least 20 in the previous year. There was progress towards...

10. www.gov.uk › government › statisticsCriminal Justice Statistics quarterly: December 2021 (HTML)

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    Oct 26, 2022 · The total number of individuals formally dealt with by the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in England and Wales increased by 11% in the latest year. 1.11 million defendants were prosecuted in 2021...

11. www.amnestyusa.org › wp-content › uploadsAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL REPORT DEATH SENTENCES AND ...

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    In 2021, the resort to the death penalty by a minority of states was on the rise. Through its monitoring, Amnesty International recorded an increase in global executions by 20% on the 2020 figure (from at