human rights watch

torsdag 12 april 2018

EXECUTIONS RECORDED GLOBALLY IN 2017




EXECUTIONS RECORDED GLOBALLY IN 2017
Afghanistan (5), Bahrain (3), Bangladesh (6), Belarus (2+), China (+), Egypt (35+), Iran (507+),
Iraq (125+), Japan (4), Jordan (15), Kuwait (7), Malaysia (4+), North Korea (+), Pakistan (60+),
Palestine (State of) (6: Hamas authorities, Gaza), Saudi Arabia (146), Singapore (8), Somalia (24:
Puntland 12, Federal Government of Somalia 12), South Sudan (4), UAE (1), USA (23), Viet Nam (+),
Yemen (2+).
The following methods of execution were used: beheading (Saudi Arabia); hanging (Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Singapore
and South Sudan); lethal injection (China, USA, Viet Nam); and shooting (Bahrain, Belarus, China,
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), Palestine (State of), Somalia, UAE and Yemen).
In line with previous years, Amnesty International did not receive any reports of judicial executions by
stoning.

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