Friday, May 16, 2008

Executions in China: Holding a torch up to human rights

Human rights organisations have reported that China has been cracking down even further on dissent in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as increasing censorship and the use of torture and extra-judicial detention, China continues to execute more prisoners than the rest of the world combined. An estimated four hundred people will be executed in China during the Olympic Games.

Source: Australians Against Capital Punishment

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