The renowned French thinker, Albert Camus once wrote, “Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders” – words that are as significant today as when he originally penned them, nearly 60 years ago.
Over the last year, 2,466 death sentences were recorded in 55 countries around the world according to new figures from Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Executions report – up 28% from 2013.
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Military sentencing in Nigeria following Boko Haram attacks, and unfair mass trials in Egypt have been identified as significant contributors to these increases
Some of the worst offending countries aren’t even publishing accurate figures: of the 289 executions that Iran admitted to last year, a further 454 are believed to have taken place. China’s figures are a state secret, yet it’s estimated to have sentenced and executed more than all other countries combined.
But the tireless campaigning by Amnesty International and others is making a difference. Just 22 countries carried out executions in 2014 (compared to 41 two decades ago), and the total number of executions is down from 778 in 2013 to 607 last year
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