Refunds of donations. �ۃC A�_�� ��U “Throughout 2020 countries from the Middle East and North Africa displayed a ruthless and chilling persistence in carrying out plans to put people to death even during a year when most of the world was focussed on protecting people’s lives from a deadly virus,” said Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International. The Amnesty International Report 2020/21 documents the human rights situation in 149 countries in 2020, as well as providing global and regional analysis. At least 23 of the 107 people executed in Egypt were sentenced to death in cases relating to political violence, after grossly unfair trials marred by forced “confessions” and other serious human rights violations, including torture and enforced disappearances. Globally, at least 483 people were known to have been executed in 2020 (excluding countries where death penalty data is classified as a state secret, or where limited information is available - China, North Korea, Syria and Viet Nam). endobj <> 6 0 obj been issued – and end of June 2020, at least 34 new death sentences were imposed.85 During 2020, Amnesty International recorded reports relating to 22 new death sentences, including three for drug trafficking. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. 12 0 obj AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2020/21: THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS 7 MILLION PEOPLE STRONG, THE MOVEMENT WORKS We bring torturers to justice, change oppressive laws and free people around the world jailed for voicing their opinions. We reach almost every country in the world and have more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights and 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice. <> During 2020… 11 0 obj This decrease was largely driven by a staggering 85% drop in recorded executions in Saudi Arabia and a reduction in executions by more than half in Iraq. The rate of executions is even more disturbing given that the death penalty in MENA is regularly applied after trials that do not meet international fair trial standards.   |   Executions in Egypt shot up drastically following a security incident involving death row prisoners in the notorious al-Aqrab prison in September. Explore Amnesty's extensive library of human rights news, blogs, films and reports from across the world In an alarming step backwards, Qatar carried out its first execution in 20 years putting to death Anil Chaudhary, a Nepali national and Oman executed four people for the first time since 2015. �Z��Һ^V��]��X��6z�]�6����~���/����t���$�JRI$������).��^�!v_�������v����>����ի�w�D������0�S��em��s�-!�>�����y�U?i����� �Y��Ҩ� �������_#�dt���o]�/�'�e^�Y`a����[w2��c� �U]��~����q��Q� _�[S���r���{��c��Ʈ{�5?�?Z3���t��/ �1Mbk�Q����Shw17��Lò(ٲt�&w�~�&y��)MZ `�P�*A1��� �T��R Find out how your country compares to the rest of the world. %���� While there was an overall trend of decline, some countries pursued or even increased the number of executions carried out, indicating a […] For the five months prior to the G-20 summit from the end of July to November, no executions were carried out in Saudi Arabia. ����0� H�Xh��߬����ݲ�� �^k���29���˽�?R~��`guA��q�i��Y׽�ή�vb�sH��W�[n�߭$���Y�}]C"�2)u�u�:�k^�n3���ɳԟ�_f��� �t�X�4�M.�/�fӐ��w��u����^ڙ�]�� Ѭޭ�C��.s��v6mx,���9�S���������w�CөNϨ�Wl��hx��mM��6��M��g��������$7q��gغ�:U��η�]mv�[Pk�5ӹ�����5� �� MT�������F_V���׻"���{�]� U��� �w��� ?��zvH����+�c�̌[o=bΞ֛,���}�X8�m��l���6ߥ�O[�� �T���k��P��v�N]X,n8��ӳ;+#�2�U�e�}4� 3��Ԓ��1�.�-7. 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The 2020 CPI report highlights the impact of corruption on government responses to COVID-19. A report released by Amnesty International Wednesday, April 21, 2021, said the number of executions worldwide in 2020 plummeted to its lowest level in at least a decade. <> The human rights organization’s report, Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2020, released April 21, 2021, said that Amnesty had recorded 483 executions in 18 countries in 2020, down 26.5% from the 657 confirmed executions carried out in 20 countries in 2019. <> It represents a decrease of 26% compared to 2019, and 70% from the high-peak of 1,634 executions in 2015. <> <> �Q���b��`��9��y�t,���J��bפ�n%)� h�ڬ�_bوJ�V$���5��!n$R�tR��P�VC��ɐ$u(�nQ'{���)k�H� K�`����d�c�h:���u�i_IF���g��4��|A΢�жA�&�ۋ0&! <> 8 0 obj 7 0 obj x��� ����� 21 April 2021. �� ) �" �� ��? 5 0 obj Iran which carried out at least 246 executions retained its place as the top executing country in MENA and the second worldwide after China. Your choice regarding cookies on this site endobj stream 10 September 2020, Index number: ASA 16/2969/2020 In this report, Amnesty International provides new information exposing the link between Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Ltd (MEHL) and military units that are implicated in crimes under international law and other serious human rights violations. 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