October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Here are three graphics explaining capital punishment around the world.
The theme of this year’s World Day Against the Death Penalty is safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls.
According to Amnesty International, more than two-thirds of the world’s countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
By the end of last year, 108 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes, eight countries had abolished the death penalty for crimes not committed during times of war and 28 countries still retained the death penalty but had not executed anyone over the past 10 years.
Fifty-five countries still retain and implement the death penalty....