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Amnesty International recorded 883 executions in 20 countries in 2022, marking a 53% increase from 579 recorded in 2021. This figure represents the highest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in the past five years (since 2017, when 993 executions were recorded).
Dec 16, 2022 · For the eighth consecutive year, fewer than 30 people were executed and fewer than 50 people were sentenced to death. The five-year average of new death sentences, 26.6 per year, is the lowest in 50 years.
May 18, 2023 · The number of people known to have been executed around the world rose in 2022 to 883 people, including 13 women, in 20 countries, up from 579 in 18 countries the previous year. It is the highest figure recorded since 2017, according to a report by Amnesty International.1
May 16, 2023 · The number of executions recorded globally in 2022 was the highest in five years, as several Middle Eastern states ramped up their use of the death penalty, Amnesty International says. A total of...
May 16, 2023 · Key Numbers and Stats for the Death penalty in 2022. In 2022, a total of 883 recorded executions took place. China remained the world’s leading executioner. The countries with the most recorded exactions in 2022 were China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the USA.
A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, which does not include the thousands believed to have been carried out in China, marking an increase of more than 30% from 2022. It was the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed.
Jan 27, 2022 · Execution List 2022. 18 prisoners were executed. in six states in the United States in 2022. Executions in 2022. Most states carry out executions with a three-drug lethal-injection protocol. Others use a single drug.