Amnesty report says China leads the world in executions
AP LONDON: China executed more people than any other country in the world last year by putting at least 470 people to death, but the number of executions in the country actually fell compared to the year before, Amnesty International
China 'gold medal' for executions (BBC)
Amnesty said the hidden extent of executions in China, where figures are secret, might mean the Olympic host was behind the bulk of them worldwide. "The veil of secrecy surrounding the death penalty must be lifted," it said.
China Gets 'Gold Medal' for Executions
China's 470 executions in 2007 make it the world's leader, according to Amnesty International's annual report on the worldwide state of capital punishment. But even that number is likely low, the group says, with the real number
China led world executions in 2007
LONDON, England (AP) -- China reduced the number of executions it carried out last year but still executed more people than any other country in the world, Amnesty International said Tuesday in its annual report on the death penalty
China Gets The Gold Medal For Executions
A new league table of executions put China at the top, having admitted using capital punishment 470 times last year, the London-based group said, while adding that campaigners believed the figure was closer to 8 000.
CNN - China, US In Top 5 For Executions, Report Says
China’s executions in 2007 less than half of 2006 level, AI says AI says China alters way of handling death penalty cases; fears number may rise Iran had second-highest level of executions in 2007, gr…
China Reduces Number of Executions
China reduced the number of state executions in 2007 per Amnesty International. Chinese officials attributed the reduction to a revamp of the way capital cases are handled. However, they still lead the world in executions with a
As Olympics Approach, China Is Rapped For Executions
Amnesty International says China remains the nation with the most executions. Although the number is down from the previous year, AI says last year, there were at least 470 executions in China. But that's far fewer than the 1010 people
Asia leads the world's known executions
The AI report Death sentences and executions in 2007 highlighted China, Singapore, Malaysia and Mongolia as among the many countries that "carry out executions in secret and refuse to divulge any information on the use of the death
CHINA 'GOLD MEDAL' FOR EXECUTIONS !
Amnesty International says the secrecy in China over its death penalty must be lifted.
