In a chilling new report, Amnesty International has warned that state executions worldwide have hit record highs for the ...

Death penalty executions in the U.S. and worldwide increased in 2024 over the previous year according to a new Amnesty ...

US' failures to address inequalities, climate collapse, and tech transformations around the world could imperil future ...

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 ...

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

In a chilling new report, Amnesty International has warned that ... which is wrestling with a dilemma over capital punishment. Despite the uptick, the report offers a glimmer of hope: the number ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amnesty International on Thursday expressed deep concern over a dramatic increase in executions for drug-related offenses in ...

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 ...

Global campaigners have expressed concern over a new Amnesty International report which ... warned that some countries are "weaponising" capital punishment in order to stifle dissent, as they ...