China leads the world in executions
15/4/08
At least 1200 people were executed globally last year, with China leading the world’s most prolific users of the death penalty, Amnesty International says. The London-based human rights group warned the figures were only minimum estimates and cautioned that the true extent of the use of capital punishment could not be known because in many countries, state executions were shrouded in official secrecy. “The secretive use of the death penalty must stop: the veil of secrecy surrounding the death penalty must be lifted,” Amnesty said. “Many governments claim that executions take place with public support. People therefore have a right to know what is being done in their name.”
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23542143-25837,00.html
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