Use of the Death Penalty Worldwide
Abolitionist and Retentionist Countries
More than half the countries in the world have now abolished the death penalty. Amnesty International’s latest information shows that a total of 112 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Seventy-six countries and territories have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Sixteen countries have abolished the death penalty for all but exceptional crimes, such as wartime crimes. Twenty countries can be considered abolitionist in practice: They retain the death penalty in law but have not carried out any executions for the past 10 years or more and are believed to have a policy or established…
