China leads in executions amid record spike: Amnesty International

1 year ago

Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, April 12: China has once again been named the “world’s top executioner” in Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Executions 2024 report.

Released on April 8, the report revealed a 32% spike in known executions from 2023 documented executions worldwide, totalling at least 1,518 in 2024 — the highest number recorded by Amnesty since 2015. Despite this surge, the human rights organisation stressed that the actual global total is l...

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