China tops list of world executioners Posted by Scott Manning on April 10, 2002 | Comments (0)

China's so-called "Strike Hard" campaign against crime has contributed to a dramatic increase in worldwide executions, with the figure for 2001 more than twice that of the previous year, human rights group Amnesty International says.

Releasing its statistics for last year, Amnesty reported Tuesday that over 3,048 people were executed in 31 countries, with China topping the list. Full Story...