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Global Executions Reach Highest Level Since 2015, According to Amnesty Report
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According to Amnesty International, the number of executions worldwide in 2023 reached its highest level since 2015, with a total of 1,153 recorded executions. This represents a 30% increase from 2022. Iran was responsible for at least 853 of these executions, compared to 576 in 2022. The organization notes that the figures exclude China, which is believed to execute thousands of people annually.
The Iranian authorities showed complete disregard for human life and ramped up executions for drug-related offences, further highlighting the discriminatory impact of the death penalty on Iran's most marginalized and impoverished communities.
President Biden must stop delaying his promise to abolish the federal death penalty.
The huge spike in recorded executions was primarily down to Iran.
Due to state secrecy, Amnesty's data does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, which remains the world's lead executioner.
Similarly, Amnesty was unable to put forward figures for North Korea and Vietnam, countries believed to resort to executions extensively.
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- 1.Belarus
- 2.China
- 3.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 4.Japan
- 5.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 6.Sri Lanka
- 7.Myanmar
- 8.Malaysia
- 9.Pakistan
- 10.Saudi Arabia
- 11.Somalia
- 12.South Sudan
