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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a moratorium on federal executions while it reviews policies and procedures, the Department said in a statement.
Detailed explanation-2: -111 (57%) have completely abolished it, most recently: Zambia (2022), Equatorial Guinea (2022), Papua New Guinea (2022), the Central African Republic (2022), Sierra Leone (2021), Kazakhstan (2021), and Chad (2020).
Detailed explanation-3: -As of July 2022, the most recent countries to outlaw the death penalty are Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea, whose laws abolishing capital punishment went into effect on 29 Dec 2021, and 22 Jan 2022 respectively.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although the majority of nations have abolished capital punishment, over 60% of the world’s population live in countries where the death penalty is retained, such as China, India, the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Japan, and Taiwan.