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Asia. China is the world's most active user of the death penalty; according to Amnesty International, China executes more people than the rest of the world combined, each year. [ 21] In December 2015, Mongolia repealed the death penalty for all crimes, [ 22] and in June 2022, Kazakhstan abolished it completely.
UNODC calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. [ 9] UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "Global Study on Homicide 2013"). [ 10][ 11] In the 2019 edition, the global rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 for 2017.
Diplopia. Diplopia. Other names. Double vision. One way a person might experience double vision. Specialty. Neurology, ophthalmology. Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. [ 1] Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus ...
Decapitation. Used at various points in history in many countries. One of the most famous methods was the guillotine. Now only used in Saudi Arabia with a sword. Stoning. The victim is battered by stones thrown by a group of people, with the injuries leading to death.
A public execution is a form of capital punishment which "members of the general public may voluntarily attend." [ 1] This definition excludes the presence of only a small number of witnesses called upon to assure executive accountability. [ 2] The purpose of such displays has historically been to deter individuals from defying laws or authorities.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus retains the death penalty only for crimes committed under special circumstances (war crimes). See also Capital punishment in Cyprus. There is no death penalty in Kosovo. [58] The Donetsk People's Republic introduced the death penalty in 2014 for cases of treason, espionage, and assassination of political ...
Capital punishment abolished or struck down. Capital punishment is a legal penalty. In the United States, capital punishment (killing a person as punishment for allegedly committing a crime) is a legal penalty throughout the country at the federal level, in 27 states, and in American Samoa. [ b][ 1] It is also a legal penalty for some military ...
Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country. [1] This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death rate per 100,000 population in the listed year. Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards. Not included are suicides ...