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Death sentences soar but executions fall in 2016 says Amnesty

Video. Death sentences soar but executions fall in 2016 says Amnesty

Updated: 11/04/2017 - 17:25 GMT+2

Campaigners aginst the death penalty for 36 years, Amnesty International's annual report says the number of executions has fallen around the world, but the number of people sentenced to death has jump

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