THE POINT: The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual ... more people in the last few years. Last May, Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions in ...

Amnesty International began with a focus on "prisoners of conscience," individuals detained for their political beliefs without advocating violence. Over the decades, its mission expanded to encompass ...

Sergen Atlaoui (61) was arrested in 2005 at a factory in a Jakarta suburb where dozens of kilogrammes of drugs were discovered, with Indonesian authorities accusing him of being a 'chemist'.

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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 ...

A New Forest MP has called for the return of the death penalty following the “frustrating” sentencing of a child murderer.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities have opted to implement the death penalty as a response to the surge in ...

Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in September that capital punishment should be "limited to special and exceptional circumstances." Amnesty International Taiwan director E-Ling Chiu said the ...

TEHRAN - As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies threats to remove Palestinians from Gaza, global reactions to his ...

Free meal programme aims to boost economic growth and build a healthier workforce, but faces budget and logistical challenges ...