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Chinese cosmetics firm using skin from executed prisoners

GUINEA PIGS It is not clear whether collagen made from the harvested skin is just for research or is in production, but ethical questions remain

THE GUARDIAN , LONDON

Although the exact number of people facing the death penalty in China is an official secret, Amnesty International believes around 3,400 were executed last year, with a further 6,000 on death row.

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