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Recorded executions in the region decreased by 67%, from 33 in 2021 to 11 in 2022. The only known executions were recorded in Somalia and South Sudan. Recorded death sentences fell by 20%, from 373 in 2021 to 298 in 2022. Death sentences were recorded in 16 countries in 2022, compared to 19 in 2021.
Dec 16, 2022 · Death sentences in 2022 were 93.7% below the peak of 315 in 1996. Executions have dropped by 82% since their peak of 98 in 1999. The number of people on death row across the country also declined for the 21 st consecutive year, with resentencings to life or less again outpacing the number of new death sentences.
May 16, 2023 · While executions were up, the total number of recorded death sentences imposed on people remained essentially the same, with a slight decrease from 2,052 in 2021 to 2,016 in 2022. A glimmer of hope. Against this bleak backdrop, there was a glimmer of hope as six countries abolished the death penalty either fully or partially.
With COVID-19 restrictions on courts fully or partially lifted, the number of death sentences imposed throughout the world rose sharply in 2021. The 2,052 confirmed death sentences imposed in 2021 was 38.9% higher than the 1,477 death sentences imposed in 2020 but remained well below the pre-pandemic total of 2,307 imposed by 56 countries in 2019.
May 16, 2023 · Recorded death sentences fell by 20%, from 373 in 2021 to 298 in 2022. Death sentences were recorded in 16 countries in 2022, compared to 19 in 2021. Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic abolished the death penalty for all crimes, while Equatorial Guinea and Zambia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes only.
May 16, 2023 · Outgoing Governor of Oregon Kate Brown commuted all remaining death sentences in the state. Europe and Central Asia. Belarus carried out one execution in 2022. It was the only country in Europe and Central Asia to do so. Kazakhstan abolished the death penalty for all crimes and ratified a key UN treaty on abolition.
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May 16, 2023 · Death sentences and executions 2022. This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2022. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation.
