Back then, many countries used the death sentence to punish those that did not follow the law In thier country.
The date of October 10th was was established to mark the World day against the Death penalty with this year’s theme focusing on rights of women and girls around the world
more than two-thirds of the world has now abolished the death penalty in law or practice according to Amnesty International.
With a total of 108 countries abolishing the death penalty for all crimes, 28 completely abolished it killing no one over the past 10 years but 55 countries retaining it for ordinary crimes.
Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia leading respectively accounted for 88 percent of known executions in 2020.
The two Common methods used in 2020 For execution include hanging and shooting, used in 15 different countries.
Other methods include lethal injection common in the United States with exception of other states that prefer electrocution, gas chamber, hanging and firing squad. Saudi Arabia predominantly uses beheading with a sword.
Source Aljazeera
