Amnesty International released a new report, "Arbitrary,...

Amnesty International released a new report, "Arbitrary, Discriminatory, and Cruel: An aide-mémoire to 25 Years of Judicial Killing," a report marking the 25th anniversary of the resumption of executions in the U.S. The report focuses on some of the over 750 executions in the U.S. since 1976, citing specific cases to illustrate instances where the condemned was a juvenile, suffered from mental retardation, or was a foreign national denied consular rights. Also highlighted are cases where the defendant was executed despite doubts of his or her guilt, or received inadequate representation.
Since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S., more than 60 countries have abandoned the use of the death penalty. Read the entire report at: http://web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/index/AMR510032002?OpenDocument&of=COUNTRIES\USA