Global executions at highest level since 2015, report says
The total number of countries carrying out the death penalty in 2024 stood at just 15 which is the lowest number on record/ The number of state executions around the world has reached its highest level in ten years, a new report by Amnesty International has said. More than 1,500 recorded executions took place in 2024 with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia accounting for a combined 1,380 and the United States for 25, the charity found. Despite this rise, the report also found that the total number of countries carrying out the death penalty stood ...
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