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A new report by Amnesty International has revealed 2022 was the year with the highest number of judicial executions recorded globally since 2017. Twenty countries are known to have carried out executions, marking a rise of 53 per cent compared to 2021

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A new report by Amnesty International has revealed 2022 was the year with the highest number of judicial executions recorded globally since 2017. Twenty countries are known to have carried out executions, marking a rise of 53 per cent compared to 2021

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