Death penalty opponents see executions on the wane

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World Congress Against Death Penalty in Geneva, 24 Feb 2010/Denis Balibouse

More and more countries are abolishing the death penalty and even the most active capital punishers are taking steps to restrict it. Fifty-six countries continue to execute people, while 141 countries do not use it, including 93 that have formally abolished it.

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