Unfortunately, I believe that there is much hope in this announcement.
There are still countries, such as China, Irán and the US (still worrying), that will be hard nuts to crack.
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
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The world is moving nearer to ending the use of capital punishment, Amnesty International says, despite its latest report revealing a mixed picture.
In its annual survey the group says 2,390 people were put to death in 2008, up from 1,252 in 2007. And 8,864 were sentenced to death, up from 3,347.
Of 25 nations using the death penalty in 2008, China was the most prolific.
But Amnesty said it was encouraging that just 59 nations retained the death penalty and so few actually used it.
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