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Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Of all present European countries, San Marino, Portugal and the Netherlands were the first to abolish capital punishment; Romania banned it even earlier in 1864, but it was much later reintroduced from 1936 to 1990 during the dictatorial and communist eras; in Italy the nationwide ban on the death penalty dates from 1889 (capital punishment had ...
The United States ranks among the top five countries in the world with the most executions in 2023, according to a new report from Amnesty International.. The US carried out 24 death sentences ...
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The handful of counties with the most executions in the last 46 years are concentrated in the southeastern quadrant of the country, mainly in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. ... The total number of ...
Pages in category "Capital punishment by country" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
By continent, all European countries but one have abolished capital punishment; [note 1] many Oceanian countries have abolished it; [note 2] most countries in the Americas have abolished its use, [note 3] while a few actively retain it; [note 4] less than half of countries in Africa retain it; [note 5] and the majority of countries in Asia ...