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Results for london: amnesty international, 2012. 66p.
1 results foundAuthor: Amnesty International Title: Death Sentences and Executions 2011 Summary: Developments on the use of the death penalty in 2011 confirmed the global trend towards abolition. the number of countries that were known to have carried out death sentences decreased compared to the previous year, and overall, progress was recorded in all regions of the world. While the USA was the only country in the G8 to carry out executions, Illinois became its 16th abolitionist state, and in November the Governor of Oregon announced a moratorium on executions. the isolation of countries that continue to carry out executions became even clearer and while many of these reduced their use of the death penalty, a small number of countries, including, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, increased executions. in the Asia-Pacific region, no executions were recorded in Japan, for the first time in 19 years. in Africa, Nigeria confirmed and Sierra Leone announced official moratoriums on executions. While the Middle East and North Africa region was affected by large-scale political upheaval, Bahrain did not execute anybody, and the new government in Tunisia took a number of steps to reduce the use of the death penalty. Belarus continued to be the only country in Europe and the former Soviet Union to carry out executions. in this report, Amnesty International analyses some of the key developments in the worldwide application of the death penalty, citing figures it has gathered on the number of death sentences handed down and executions carried out during the year. Details: Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 17, 2012 at: http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/ai_global_dp_2011_stats_report-_act500012012en.pdf Year: 0 Country: Death Penalty -- Capital Punishment URL: http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/ai_global_dp_2011_stats_report-_act500012012en.pdf Shelf Number: 0 Keywords: London: Amnesty International, 2012. 66p. |