Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty 0 SHARES Share it! “Despite regressive steps from some, the number of executions carried out by several of the worst perpetrators has fallen significantly,” said Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s Secretary General. In total, death penalty figures fell around the world from at least 993 in 2017, to at least 690 last year. But its annual review found the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty had gathered steam. “Slowly but steadily, global consensus is building towards ending the use of the death penalty,” Naidoo said.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 10, 2019 00:22 UTC