{"id":5883,"date":"2016-10-14T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2016-10-14T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:07:05","slug":"which-countries-still-have-the-death-penalty-and-who-executes-the-most-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/5883\/","title":{"rendered":"Which countries still have the death penalty \u2013 and who executes the most prisoners?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mojahedin.org\/images\/2016\/2016101394146225210951.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent, Oct. 12, 2016 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">China and Iran are responsible for the highest number of executions in the world, according statistics from Amnesty International.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough official data is unavailable, Amnesty International estimates there to have been thousands of executions in China. Iran follows China with 977 executions in 2015.<br \/>\nPakistan comes third, having executed 326 people in 2015, followed by Saudi Arabia, which executed 158 people in the same year. The US is fifth, having executed 25 people last year.<br \/>\nThis chart by Statista shows the top 10 countries for executions in 2015. A separate map shows the countries which still have the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mojahedin.org\/images\/2016\/2016101394146225210952.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mojahedin.org\/eventsen\/121\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations <\/a> Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the death penalty a cruel and inhumane practice in his message for this year&#8217;s World Day against the Death Penalty, observed on Monday.<br \/>\n\u201cIt has no place in the 21st century,\u201d Mr. Ban stressed in his message. UN statistics say 65 countries retain the death penalty for terrorism-related offences.<br \/>\n&#8216;To be legitimate and effective, counter-terror measures, like all security operations, must be anchored in respect for human rights and the rule of law,&#8217; Mr Ban added.<br \/>\n<strong>\u201cLet us be clear: participation in peaceful protests and criticism of a government \u2013 whether in private, on the Internet, or in the media \u2013 are neither crimes nor terrorist acts.<br \/>\n\u201cThe threat or use of the death penalty in such cases is an egregious violation of human rights.&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\nJames Lynch, Deputy Director of the Global Issues Programme at Amnesty International, said: \u201cThe increase we are seeing in the use of the death penalty as a flawed response to terrorism-related crimes betrays a fundamental mistake on the part of authorities \u2013 there is no evidence that the death penalty deters violent crime more effectively than other punishments. It is borne out of weakness and expediency rather than strength.&#8217;<br \/>\nHe added: \u201cViolent attacks against the general population cause horrendous suffering to victims and their families and can never be justified. Governments must investigate and bring those responsible to justice.<br \/>\n\u201cBut state-sanctioned killing does not tackle the root causes of violent attacks. Instead, it simply compounds injustice and suffering and drives the cycle of violence, without delivering justice to the victims.<br \/>\n\u201cThe death penalty is always a violation of human rights. More than two thirds of the world\u2019s states have chosen to abolish it in law or practice. All governments should follow suit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Independent, Oct. 12, 2016 &#8211; China and Iran are responsible for the highest number of executions in the world, according statistics from Amnesty International. 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