US among countries with the most executions

by Tom Gallagher

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It's disturbing to say the least to find the U.S. in and among China, Iran, North Korea, Yeman, Somalia and Saudi Arabia for the most executions:

In the Death Sentences and Executions in 2010 report, Amnesty International officially recorded a total of 527 executions in 23 countries. Though this figure is down from at least 714 executions in 2009, the number of nations sentencing convicts to death increased by four, the Associated Press is reporting.

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