The abolition takes immediate effect, making Zimbabwe the latest African country to eliminate capital punishment. Rights group Amnesty International praised the decision as a “beacon of hope ...

Amnesty International NB ... state if the law had been different during the same time period. Even if capital punishment did act as a deterrent, is it acceptable for someone to pay for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It comes after Iranian authorities executed another man convicted of assaulting dozens of women in Tehran in December ...

Turkey's military operations in the mostly Kurdish southeast amount to "collective punishment," Amnesty International warned on Thursday, as the army said it killed 33 members of the armed ...

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 ...