Amnesty International (AI) has released a new report on the death penalty.
AI found that countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following a decade of progress towards abolition.
The summary and full report can be found at the link below.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/death-penalty-2010-executing-countries-left-isolated-after-decade-progress
Also read a blog post on the issue by Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International
http://livewire.amnesty.org/2011/03/28/the-global-movement-to-kill-the-death-penalty/