Dramatic drop in global death penalty use; Amnesty
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2019 01:47 AM EDT
Amnesty International reported on Wednesday that global executions fell by nearly one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade.
In its 2018 global review of the death penalty, Amnesty assed known executions worldwide, except in China, where executions thought to be in the thousands remain classified as a state secret.