Africa: Global Executions On the Rise As African States Rethink Capital Punishment

Africa: Global Executions On the Rise As African States Rethink Capital Punishment

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a number of African nations are considering reintroducing the death penalty.

Executions at highest level since 2015

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Executions at highest level since 2015, Amnesty International says

But Amnesty International also says only 15 countries carried out the death penalty, the lowest on record

The human rights organization has documented an enormous increase in executed death sentences for 2024. Especially in one region there have been many executions.

Global executions hit record figure since 2015

Global executions have now hit their highest figure since 2015 with over 1,500 people executed across 15 countries in 2024, according to Amnesty International. In its annual report on the global use of the death penalty, Death Sentences and Executions 2024, the group said 1,518 executions were recorded in 2024 – the highest number since 2015 (at least […] The post Global executions hit record figure since 2015 appeared first on Africa Feeds.

A week after prosecutors applied for the death penalty for Luigui Manguine, accused of the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the world looked back at a practice that seemed to be declining, but which today reveals disturbing figures. On April 8, Amnesty International published its annual report on “Death Sentences and Executions 2024, ” documenting a 32% increase in executions globally, reaching its highest level since 2015. A surge driven …