brief info

on the death sentence for year 2005

*During the year of 2005, atleast 2148 people were sentenced to death (that the Amnesty International can confirm). Only Heaven knows how many more people have been sentenced to death and then executed)

*Atleast 5186 people were sentenced to death in 53 countries

*94% of all known executions was carried out by four countries; China, Iran, SaudiArabia and the USA

*The death sentence exists in 69 countries, although not all of them practices it annually

(info from Amnesty International)