WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- The Middle East and Asia, with China carrying out "thousands" of executions, are behind most of the world's death sentences, Amnesty International said Sunday.
Amnesty International in its "Death Sentences and Executions in 2010" report released cited China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Yemen as being among "the most frequent executioners, some in direct contradiction of international human rights law."