A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, ...

Zimbabwe has just banned the death penalty. While it should remove an exemption clause, which might allow for capital punishment’s return were a state of emergency to ...

Critics say the changes suppress freedom of expression by exposing journalists and social media users to increased ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her record eighth Union Budget on February 1, 2025. The Nare ...

The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty ... were transferred to Angenga prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director ...

Indonesia and France are set to sign an agreement on Friday (Jan 24) to repatriate Serge Atlaoui, a French national on death row in Indonesia for drug-related offences. The arrangement was confirmed ...

Horia Mosadiq In this article, we will highlight the historical background of women's rights in Afghanistan, the current situation, as well as the current work by Amnesty International ... risk being ...

Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer ...

Two Iranian men convicted of membership of the People's Mujahedin opposition group, outlawed by the Islamic republic, are at ...

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