Bilge_Rat
03-30-11, 10:07 AM
Amnesty International reports the rate at which the death penaly is imposed has kept dropping in 2010. China is still the leader at 1,000+ (the exact number is kept secret). USA is at 46, about one-third of the rate in the mid 90s.
http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/countries-highest.jpg
http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/executions.jpg
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/death-penalty-2010-executing-countries-left-isolated-after-decade-progress
http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/countries-highest.jpg
http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/executions.jpg
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/death-penalty-2010-executing-countries-left-isolated-after-decade-progress