Death Row
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China remained top executioner, India carried out zero death penalties in 2016: Amnesty report
Last year saw a near 37% drop in the number of executions carried out annually worldwide – 1,032 in 23 countries from 1,634 in 25 countries.
Scroll Staff
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95% of death sentences awarded by lower courts were struck down: Study
About 30% of death row prisoners studied during a 15-year-period eventually acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Scroll Staff
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From West Bengal to Nebraska: The comprehensive reading guide to death by lethal injection
Is lethal injection the most humane method of execution? With the practice under increased scrutiny, here's a round-up of reports from across the web on the subject.
Adam Harris, ProPublica
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