
INDIA: 564 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW, HIGHEST SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
01 April 2025
According to the latest data published by Project 39A in its Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report, in 2024 sessions courts imposed 139 death sentences, higher than the yearly average since 2016.
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