Death Penalty
The death penalty in Europe and Central Asia in 2008
Europe has the potential to become the first death penalty-free region of the world.The death penalty in Asia in 2008
More people were executed in Asia in 2008 than in the rest of the world put together. At least 1,838 (76 per cent) of all total reported executions were carried out by Asian states.
New Mexico abolishes the death penalty - 19 March 2009
The Governor of New Mexico signed into law a bill, abolishing the death penalty in his state, on Wednesday evening.The death penalty in the Americas in 2008
During 2008, 38 executions were known to have been carried out in the Americas – 37 in the USA and one in the twin island state of St Kitts and Nevis.The death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa in 2008
In 2008 in sub-Saharan Africa, there were at least two known executions carried out - in Botswana (1) and Sudan (at least one).
The death penalty in 2008
In 2008, at least 2,390 people were known to have been executed in 25 countries and at least 8,864 people were sentenced to death in 52 countries around the world.