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Since 2015, the number of executions in the world has reached its highest level in recent years. This information has been given by London-based human rights organization Amnesty International. At least 1,153 people were sentenced to death in 16 countries in the year 2023, the organization said in a press release. A total of 883 people were sentenced to death in 2022, an increase of 31 percent over 2023.
Iran has the highest number of death penalty cases. 75 percent of the death penalty cases are
Recorded in Iran. In this Middle Eastern country, a total of 853 people were sentenced to death in the year 2023. This ratio was 48 percent higher than the year 2022. After this, 172 people were hanged in Saudi Arabia. This ratio can be said to be 15 percent compared to the death penalty worldwide.
24 sentenced to death in America
Somalia and the United States also recorded an increase in the proportion of death sentences during 2023. Somalia sentenced 38 people to death and the United States sentenced 24 people to death. However, the number of countries imposing death penalty in 2023 decreased. Belarus, Japan, Myanmar and South Sudan did not impose death penalty this year. However, the proportion of new death sentences given during 2023 increased by 20 percent. 2,428 people were sentenced to death during the year.
144 countries have abolished the death penalty
144 countries in the world have abolished the death penalty in their laws and practice. Julia Ducharov, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, welcomed the progressive increase in the number of countries abolishing the death penalty. But she expressed concern over the increase in the number of death penalty cases.