A new report released by Amnesty International shows
an overall decrease in capital punishment during 2017, reported the Catholic News Agency.
However, the group reported, many countries are still
implementing executions which ignore international law.
Amnesty International released the report this week,
highlighting the execution and death penalty rates around the globe.
The organization particularly applauded sub-Saharan Africa,
where multiple countries have made strides in reducing or eliminating capital
punishment in 2017.
“Now that 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have abolished
the death penalty for all crimes, it is high time that the rest of the world
follows their lead and consigns this abhorrent punishment to the history
books,” said Salil Shetty, secretary general for Amnesty International.
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