Amnesty International's Figures on the Death Penalty
"There is a global tide against the death penalty which has left us with just the hardened countries still using it," Amnesty researcher Piers Bannister said. In its annual survey on the death penalty, 94% of the 2005 executions took place in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US. Secretary-General Irene Khan said in a statement that the death penalty remained the "ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights."
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