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INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International Reports Worldwide Drop in Executions

By Death Penalty Information Center

Amnesty International recently reported that at least 1,252 people were executed in 24 countries and at least 3,347 people were sentenced to death in over 50 countries in 2007. Amnesty estimates that there are up to 27,500 people on death row worldwide. Their figures represent a drop in executions from 1,591 in 2006, particularly in China which went from over 1,000 executions in 2006 to 470 last year. However, execution figures are considered a state secret in China and the actual number of executions may be higher.

Full post as published by Death Penalty Information Center on April 15, 2008 (boomark / email).