Morocco takes a policy stand more progressive than all but 13 states in the United States, as it formally abolishes the death penalty in April. In the year 2003, 65 people were executed in the United States, making the United States a member of a select group of states practicing the death penalty that includes China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
Update: BO18 points out that Djibouti has the honor of being the first Arab state to abolish the death penalty, which it did in 1995.