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The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012, Amnesty International (AI) said on Wednesday, April 10. According to its annual survey on the death penalty, India, Japan, Pakistan and Gambia resumed executions last year. AI noted there was an “alarming escalation” in executions in Iraq. China executed more people than the rest of the world put together, but due to the secrecy surrounding the use of the death penalty there it was impossible for Amnesty to obtain accurate figures.
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