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Death Sentences and Executions in 2001
During 2001, at least 3,048 people were executed in 31 countries. At least 5,265 people were sentenced to death in 68 countries. These figures include only cases known to Amnesty International; the true figures were certainly higher.
Death sentences are known to have been imposed in the following countries and territories in 2001:
AFGHANISTAN
ALGERIA
ARMENIA
BAHAMAS
BANGLADESH
BELARUS
BELIZE
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BURUNDI
CAMEROON
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHINA
CONGO (Democratic Republic)
CUBA
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
GUINEA
GUYANA
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKSTAN
KENYA
KOREA (SOUTH)
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LEBANON
LIBYA
MALAYSIA
MAURITANIA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
MYANMAR
NIGERIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
RWANDA
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SOMALIA
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SWAZILAND
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UGANDA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UZBEKISTAN
VIET NAM
YEMEN
YUGOSLAVIA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Executions are known to have been carried out in the following countries and territories in 2001:
AFGHANISTAN
BANGLADESH
BELARUS
BOTSWANA
CHINA
EGYPT
GUINEA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKSTAN
KOREA (NORTH)
KUWAIT
MALAYSIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SOMALIA
SUDAN
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
THAILAND
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UZBEKISTAN
VIET NAM
YEMEN
ZIMBABWE
The vast majority of executions worldwide were carried out in a tiny handful of countries. In 2001, 90 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the USA. In China, limited and incomplete records available to Amnesty International at the end of the year indicated that at least 2,468 people were executed, but the true figure was believed to be much higher. At least 139 executions were carried out in Iran. In Saudi Arabia, 79 executions were reported, but the total may have been much higher. Sixty-six people were executed in the USA.
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