VIENNA — Hundreds of drug offenders are executed annually and the number likely tops 1,000 if figures from countries that don't disclose their death penalty data are included, a new report said Monday.The number of states carrying out death sentences for drug offenses, however, appears to be declining while others are observing moratoria on all executions, according to the report by the International Harm Reduction Association.
Even Malaysia and Singapore — known historically for putting many people to death for drug-related crimes — appear to have greatly reduced the number of people they execute each year, Roger Hood of Oxford University writes in the report's foreword. Full Story
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