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World Day Against the Death Penalty began in 2002. Its objective is to end capital punishment worldwide.
More than two-thirds of the world’s countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
• 107 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
• Seven countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes except extraordinary crimes such as those committed during war.
• 28 countries can be considered abolitionists of the practice because they have not executed anyone in the last ten years and have policies or established practices of not carrying out executions.
• Therefore, 142 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
• 56 countries and territories still uphold the death penalty and use this punishment.
• 23 countries carried out executions in 2017.
• In 2017, the top five executioners were China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
Source: World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Fact Sheet.
http://www.worldcoalition.org/media/resourcecenter/FactsFigures2018_EN
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