Japan executions of two men condemned

Wednesday 28 July 2010 Amnesty International has condemned the executions of two Japanese men in the first death sentences carried out since the country's new government came to power last year. Amnesty International has condemned the executions of two Japanese men in the first death sentences carried out since the country's new government came to power last year.Convicted killers Ogata Hidenori, 33, and Shinozawa Kazuo, 59, were hanged in the Tokyo Detention Centre on Wednesday, exactly one year after the last executions took place.“Japan continues to go against the international trend toward…

© Amnestie Internationale - mercredi 28 juillet 2010