> uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
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> >Iran to ban death penalty for those under 18
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> Hmm, so that leaves the U.S. and who else?
Only Congo (DRC), the other Congo (Republic) has de facto banned the DP altogether.
according to Amnesty:
<http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/aboutdp.html>
"Since 2000, only four countries -the U.S., the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pakistan and Iran- are known to have executed juvenile offenders. Further narrowing this list, Pakistan recently abolished the death penalty for juvenile offenders and the DRC has established a moratorium on executions."
And here's another fun fact:
"The United States, China, Iran and Saudi Arabia account for over 80% of the executions recorded by Amnesty International."
What a club to be a member of...
Here's a nice summary of which countries have abolished the death penalty de jure or de facto and a list of enlightened places like the US that still have it.
<http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=30&did=140>
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