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Here is the latest death penalty report compiled by group member Lesley – thanks for your efforts on this. There is no data on China – believed to execute more of its citizens than the rest of the world together – as it is a state secret.
October/November report (Word)
We attach the latest death penalty report with thanks to group member Lesley for compiling it. It features, Malaysia, Algeria, USA, Mauritania, Sudan and Belarus. Note that China is believed to execute more of its citizens than the rest of the world combined but details and statistics are a state secret.
Attached is the death penalty report for the mid December – January period prepared by group member Lesley. Some good news especially in Texas – a state with a high use of this punishment – but elsewhere in the world, a depressing number of countries in the list.
The monthly death penalty report is now available thanks to group member Lesley for her hard work on this. Discusses USA; India; Egypt among other countries. China remains the world’s largest executioner of its own citizens but information is regarded as a state secret.
September 2017
The latest report is now available thanks to group member Lesley for compiling it. Note that China remains the world’s largest execution but details are a state secret.
Attached is the death penalty report for mid February to mid March compiled by group member Lesley. A lot happening around the world and some worrying increases in execution activity. Note the report does not cover China – the world leader in executing its citizens but keeps the numbers a state secret.
December 2016
The latest death penalty report is now available thanks to group member Lesley for compiling it. Generally gloomy with several countries around the world reverting – or threatening to revert to – the penalty.
STOP PRESS
Since this item was posted we have received notification that Californian Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation has extended its written public comment period to 15 May. Full details can be found on another post.
The death penalty report for March/April 2016 is now available thanks to group member Lesley for compiling it. It has been a grim period with rises in executions in Iran and Pakistan and several executions in USA following dubious trials. Iran is coming under increasing scrutiny worldwide for its practice of executing people who were juveniles at the time of their alleged offences.
China continues to lead the world with more executions than all other countries put together.
Each month, the group receives an update on the death penalty which can be accessed below. A lot focuses on the USA
which still provides some grim news although there is good news that Glenn Ford was released after 30 years on death row. In fairness however, although a large number of people are executed in the USA, they are some way behind China and Iran in terms of the numbers who are executed sometimes after brief trials and the use of torture to extract confessions. How many are executed in China is a state secret.
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