The vast majority of the world’s executions take place in Asia: is it because of the culture, or simply the authoritarian policies of their leaders? (Image: Jan Stromme / Photonica / Getty)
WILL the death penalty become a thing of the past? It is looking that way in many parts of the world. More than 100 countries – about half the world’s nations – have abolished it. In Asia, however, the appetite for putting people to death still appears strong. The continent is now responsible for more than 90 per cent of the world’s executions.
Even in Asia executions are frequent only…
