25-Jun-2000 -- ZENIT News Agency

ROME, (ZENIT.org).- The death penalty is becoming increasingly common in Cuba. 13 people were executed last year, and at least 9 others were sentenced to capital punishment.

At least 5 persons were executed in 1998, although only 2 deaths were confirmed. Given that information on human rights is severely restricted in the country, and the authorities do not compile statistics on such a thorny issue, the number could be much higher.

According to Amnesty International, there is a "worrying increase in the use of the death penalty in the island." This phenomenon is taking place, following the introduction last March of a law establishing the death penalty to punish a greater number of crimes.

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