By Tewarit Maneechai |
By Takato Mitsunaga |
<p>Bangkok, May 23 – Amnesty International Thailand called for the abolition of the death penalty in Thailand, one of 21 countries where capital punishment is still in use. Currently, 706 Thais are under sentence of death, according to the Amnesty International Human Rights Report 2013.</p>
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By AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL |
<p>As country after country abandons its use of judicial state killing, Amnesty International deeply regrets the resumption of executions in Thailand after a six-year hiatus.</p>