Amnesty Says 2016 Saw Fewer Executions But More Death Sentences
Amnesty estimates China killed more people than all the other countries put together. The U.S. fell off the list of the top five countries to carry out the death penalty for the first time since 2006.
by Merrit Kennedy
Apr 11, 2017
1 minute
Amnesty International says there were fewer executions worldwide last year than the year before — but the number of death sentences handed down is the highest it has ever recorded.
In its annual report, Amnesty estimates that China carried out more
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