| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
Worldwide, Executions for Drug-Law Violations Are Increasing Again
Worldwide, Executions for Drug-Law Violations Are Increasing Again
(…) Executions for drug-law violations are increasing globally, says a new report from Harm Reduction International (HRI). Since 2007, the organization has tracked worldwide drug-related executions, which peaked at 755 in 2015. Though executions declined to a record-low 93 in 2018, last year they increased about 31 percent, to 122. At least 3,000 people sentenced to death for drug offenses remain on death row, many of whom have been there for more than 10 years. (Filter, USA, 05.02.2020)