Death Sentences and Executions 2014

Amnesty International released in April 2015 its annual report 'Death Sentences and Executions'. The report covers death penalty trends and statistics from across the globe.

The number of death sentences recorded in 2014 jumped by almost 500 compared to 2013, mainly because of sharp spikes in Egypt and Nigeria, including mass sentencing in both countries in the context of internal conflict and political instability.

• Primary Source

Amnesty International: Press Release, 01.04.15: Death penalty 2014: Alarming rise in death sentences as governments resorted to capital punishment to combat crime and terrorism http://www.amnesty.eu/en/news/press-releases/eu/death-penalty/death-penalty-2014-alarming-rise-in-death-sentences-as-governments-resorted-to-capital-punishme-0874/?preview=fjnxwSdf7cjYui2#.VRu-KOFH5-d

EurActiv, 01.04.15: Belarus and Ukrainan rebels keep death penalty alive in Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/belarus-and-ukrainan-rebels-keep-death-penalty-alive-europe-313427

EurActiv [Opinion], 01.04.15: Principles in the firing line? The EU and the death penalty http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/principles-firing-line-eu-and-death-penalty-313423

ESO: Background information: EU’s opposition to the death penalty http://www.europeansources.info/record/eus-opposition-to-the-death-penalty/

ESO: Background information: Abolition of the Death Penalty http://www.europeansources.info/record/abolition-of-the-death-penalty/

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