|
LONDON (AP) - China accounted for the majority of executions reported worldwide last year, but the true frequency of the death penalty is impossible to track because many of the sentences are carried out secretly, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
During 2004, more than 3,797 people were executed in 25 countries, including at least 3,400 in China, the rights group said. Additionally, more than 7,000 people were sentenced to death in 64 countries, it said.
Iran had the second highest number of executions, at least 159 people, followed by Vietnam, with 64. The United States ranked fourth on the list with 59, the report said.
|
|