DEATH SENTENCES Amnesty International recorded a significant decrease in the number of new death sentences known to have been imposed globally in 2020 (at least 1,477), down by 36% compared to 2019 (at least 2,307) and by 53% on 2016 (at least 3,117).
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Variations in the nature and availability of information on death sentences for some countries continued to affect Amnesty International’s assessment and ability to accurately compare trends by country. Amnesty International did not receive figures for death sentences imposed in 2020 from officials in Malaysia, Nigeria and Sri Lanka, countries that had previously reported high official numbers of death sentences in previous
DEATH SENTENCES RECORDED GLOBALLY IN 2020 Afghanistan (4+), Algeria (1+), Bahrain (3), Bangladesh (113+), Belarus (3), Botswana (1), Cameroon (1+), China (+), Comoros (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (20+), Egypt (264+), Gambia (1), Ghana (3), India (77), Indonesia (117+), Iran (+), Iraq (27+), Japan (3), Jordan (2+), Kenya (+), Kuwait (2+), Laos (9+), Lebanon (1+), Libya (17+), Malawi (2+), Malaysia (22+), Mali (30), Mauritania (1+), Morocco/Western Sahara (1+), Myanmar (1), Niger (3), Nigeria (58+), North Korea (+), Pakistan (49+), Palestine (State of, 17+), Qatar (4+), Saudi Arabia (8+), Sierra Leone (39), Singapore (8), Somalia (+), South Sudan (6+), Sri Lanka (16+), Sudan (10+), Syria (+), Taiwan (5), Thailand (35), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Tunisia (8+), United Arab Emirates (4+), USA (18), Viet Nam (54+), Yemen (269+), Zambia (119) and Zimbabwe (6).
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DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS Amnesty International
