23 July 2010 :

China is considering reviewing the number of crimes which attract the death penalty, a report suggests.
The country's highest law-making body will debate a draft amendment to the criminal law next month, a report in a liberal newspaper said.
There are currently 68 crimes which carry the death penalty in China.
The South Weekend newspaper quotes a law professor at Beijing University as saying this was unnecessary and hurt China's global image.
The report has been widely republished in China's online media.
The newspaper, based in the southern city of Guangzhou, says the draft amendment will be debated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
One suggestion, it says, is that the death penalty is unsuitable for elderly people.