Chinese courts promise fewer executions

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Updated July 31, 2009 14:16:49

Senior court officials say China will reduce the number of people it executes.

Although it currently has the highest execution rate in the world, the Supreme People's Court pledges to reduce this to what it calls an extremely small number.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Si-si Liu, researcher for the Asia-Pacific Program, Amnesty International

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