The number of state executions around the world has reached its highest level in ten years, a new report by Amnesty ...

Leading human rights organization Amnesty International has explained why ... has shared six reasons for why capital punishment should be outlawed around the globe. The charity describes the ...

Death penalty expert Robert Dunham has shared a new update on the state of capital punishment in the United States, tweeting ...

Under international law, drug offences do not meet the threshold of 'most serious crimes' and countries who are considering introducing capital punishment for drug related offences such as the ...

The number of executions recorded worldwide jumped to over 1,500 in 2024, says Amnesty International— the most since 2015. In ...

The situation on the death penalty in Africa is not uniform. Most African countries have either legally or practically ...

Amnesty International called on the Taliban authorities to halt ... of people believed to have been executed in China — the world's leading exponent of capital punishment — Amnesty said. Sign up for ...

Amnesty International also recorded a rise in ... It is a particularly bloody and violent means of capital punishment only carried out by Saudi Arabia - and can be used for a variety of crimes ...

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA on April 25, 2023, shows handcuffed suspects and bags of amphetamine ...

Amnesty’s report paints a grim picture of how capital punishment is being misused. Iran was responsible for 64 percent of all known executions last year, many of which were linked to protests or ...

According to Amnesty International Indonesia’s records ... Amnesty sees this as a half-hearted approach to abolishing capital punishment. “The repatriation of foreign death row inmates is only a ...

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade ...