In the past five years, the number of prisoners executed...

In the past five years, the number of prisoners executed in Taiwan has shown a clear decline, a result of greater consideration of human rights protection as well as amendments to mandatory death penalty laws.
Figures show 32 executions in 1998, 24 in 1999, 17 in 2000, 10 in 2001 and only six to the end of October 2002.
It is expected that by gradually implementing the policy described above, we can gradually realize the idea of abolishing the death penalty. (Source, www.moj.gov.tw)