America; keeping good company with the death penalty

[LynnTheDem]

In 2005, 94 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the USA.

Iran executed at least 94 people, and Saudi Arabia at least 86. There were 60 executions in the USA.

Eight countries since 1990 are known to have executed 47 prisoners who were under 18 years old at the time of the crime – China, Congo (Democratic Republic), Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, USA and Yemen.

The USA and Iran have each executed more child offenders than the other six countries combined and Iran has now matched the USA's total since 1990 of 19 child executions.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty-facts-eng

COUNTRY STATUS ON THE DEATH PENALTY (Updated to: 21/07/2006)

Abolitionist: 90
Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bermuda*, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kiribati, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of), Malta, Marshal Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (federated states of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, united kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City* and Venezuela.

Abolitionist for ordinary crimes: 10
Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cook Islands*, El Salvador, Fiji, Israel, Latvia and Peru.

De facto abolitionist (countries that have not carried out any executions for 10 years; date of last known execution in brackets): 37
Antigua and Barbuda (1991), Barbados (1984), Belize (1985), Benin (1993), Brunei Darussalam (1957), Burkina Faso (1988), Cameroon (1988), Central African Republic (1981), Congo (1982), Dominica (1986), Eritrea (no death penalty since independence in 1993), Gabon (1979), Gambia (1981), Ghana (1993), Grenada (1985), Jamaica (1988), Kenya (1987), Laos (1989), Lesotho (1995), Madagascar (1958), Malawi (1992), Maldives (1952), Mauritania (1987), Morocco (1993), Myanmar (1988), Nauru (no executions since independence, 1968), Niger (no executions or death sentences since 1976), Papua New Guinea (1957), Saint Lucia (1995), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1995), Sri Lanka (1976), Suriname (1982), Swaziland (1982), Tanzania (1994), Togo (1978), Tonga (1982) and Tunisia (1991).

Committed to abolishing death penalty as members of the Council of Europe: 1
Russia.

Retentionist countries observing a moratorium on executions: 5
Algeria, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mali.

Retentionist: 54
Afghanistan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian National Authority*, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan*, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.


But it's good when we do it. :sarcasm:

[leftchick]

1. we have some excellent company there don't we?

:sarcasm:

[LynnTheDem]

2. And all with human rights records to match.

Isn't that an amazing co-inkydink.

[Double T]

3. Human rights DON'T MATTER.........

and 'WE' prove it by the company 'WE' keep; a bunch of uncivilized barbarians.