Post by MXB on May 16, 2007 20:23:11 GMT -5
INTERNATIONAL: Number of Executions Worldwide Declines
May 7, 2007
Amnesty International reported that executions worldwide fell by more than 25% last year, down from 2,148 in 2005 to 1,591 in 2006.
Of all known executions that took place in 2006, 91% were carried out in six countries, China (1,010), Iran (177), Pakistan (82), Iraq (65), Sudan (65), and the United States (53).
Amnesty notes that executions in China are treated as state secrets, and there may have been as many as 8,000 executions.
[ More <http://www.deathpen altyinfo. org/article. php?did=2320&scid=64> ]
May 7, 2007
Amnesty International reported that executions worldwide fell by more than 25% last year, down from 2,148 in 2005 to 1,591 in 2006.
Of all known executions that took place in 2006, 91% were carried out in six countries, China (1,010), Iran (177), Pakistan (82), Iraq (65), Sudan (65), and the United States (53).
Amnesty notes that executions in China are treated as state secrets, and there may have been as many as 8,000 executions.
[ More <http://www.deathpen altyinfo. org/article. php?did=2320&scid=64> ]