In March of last year, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in one day. Most of them died as convicted members of terrorist organizations. The rest is for other crimes punishable by the death penalty in the country, such as rape or murder. Bloody days like this put the petromonarchy in jeopardy. world executions podium already a year’s record in itself. According to Amnesty International’s new report, some 883 people were executed in 2022, the highest number known in the last five years. Data doubled compared to the previous year. 90% of executions It occurs in only three countries in the Middle East and North Africa, which the whole world knows, except for China.
IranianSaudi Arabia and Sweetcorn add up to a total of about 800 executions. Ayatollah’s regime executed 576 in 2022 compared to 314 in 2021. Saudi Arabia for its part 196 people, well above 65 from the previous year. Amnesty pointed out that executions take place in this country. highest recorded in the last thirty years.. In Egypt, recorded executions fell by 71% compared to 2021, but death sentences increased by 51%. In total, some 24 people executed this year in the land of the pharaohs.
“Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region violated international law “The increase in executions in 2022 reveals that human life is being disregarded,” he said. Agnes CallamardThe Secretary General of Amnesty International said in a statement. “Across the region, the number of people deprived of their lives has increased dramatically,” he added. The vast majority of those convicted in Saudi Arabia are terrorists and medicines. Only 13 women A total of 883 people were executed in this 2022. One of them was in Saudi Arabia and the other 12 were in Iran.
United States maintains low numbers
In the final months of 2022, Tehran increased the aggression of its response to protest movements on the streets. “Inside A desperate attempt to end the popular uprising“Iran has executed people just because they exercised their right to protest,” Callamard denounced. “It is time for governments and the UN to step up the pressure on those responsible for these flagrant human rights violations and ensure that they are implemented. international guarantees“, asked. Despite the increase in the number of executions death sentences registered taxes 2% down until it reached the figure of 2.016 last year.
Although the numbers exclude In China, the organization believes that thousands of people are executed each year. However, because it has classified data on the death penalty, Amnesty cannot give an accurate assessment of the number of executions there in 2022. These three leading Middle Eastern countries are followed by the USA, where executions increased by 64%. Compared to 2021, however historically low numbers. After that, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen they also recorded lower numbers than the previous year. Amnesty was also able to confirm that the executions had taken place. North Korea, Vietnam, Syria and Afghanistanhowever, it does not have enough information to provide reliable minimum figures.