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Troy Davis granted another execution stay
Death row inmate Troy Davis has been given a last-minute reprieve, his second in less than a month.
Father of bombing victim opposes death penalty
To introduce myself, I am the father of Joshua Kevin Deegan, a beautiful young man, my eldest child, who was a victim of the [Bali bombings]...
Death penalty an affront to our humanity
On World Day Against the Death Penalty, we call for the Australian Government to clarify our country's unconditional opposition to the death penalty, and other countries in our region to do the same. Read a compelling opinion piece by Katie Wood, Amnesty International Australia Campaign Coordinator, published in The Age.
Waiting to be put to death
All around the world men, women and sometimes even children, sit locked in jail cells awaiting their execution. Some of them have been tortured, and some have never even talked to a lawyer.
Last minute execution reprieve for Troy Davis
On Monday 29 September, the US Supreme Court was to begin deliberations on the fate of death row inmate Troy Davis – it's the 39-year-old's last chance of appeal for his life.
Cruel executions in Japan
Japan has just executed three men in their 60s – that means it has now put 13 people to death so far this year. It must stop.
Good News: Death sentence commuted for Kevin Young
Govenor Brad Henry in Oklahoma USA, commuted the death sentence of Kevin Young to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
No resumption of executions in Guatemala
Legislation before the Guatemalan Congress, which would have allowed the resumption of executions, will not not become law. This means there is no longer any immediate danger of executions being resumed.
Good news: Execution stopped
The man known to the Pakistani authorities as Manjit Singh, but whose family claims is Sarabjit Singh and the victim of mistaken identity, has had his execution stayed indefinitely.
2007 Death Penalty Cases
Executions continued throughout 2007. We highlight some of the most problematic cases.
International pressure saves mother from death by stoning
Mokarrameh Ebrahimi was released from Choubin prison in Iran on 17 March 2008. She was sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of adultery and had been imprisoned for 11 years.
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The death penalty in history
Watch our animated slideshow featuring stories of the death penalty around the world, narrated by British actor, Colin Firth.
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Death penalty defies international human rights standards
The death penalty is a violation of human rights. More than half the countries in the world - 133 - have now abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
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Stop the Death Penalty: The World Decides
10 October is World Day against the Death Penalty and we are calling on the world's governments to support the United Nations resolution on a global moratorium on executions.
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Twenty five years of state killings by lethal injection
We have released a new report on the legal and ethical implications of the practice of lethal injection as part of our campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. Since 1982, at least 1,000 people have been executed by lethal injection globally - in Guatemala, Thailand, the Philippines, more than 900 in the USA, and it is estimated there have been several thousands more in China, where executions are a state secret.
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UN votes to halt executions
In October, the UN General Assembly will consider a resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, after 95 states signed or joined a statement presented by the European Union at the December 2006 session. The resolution calls on states that still maintain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions.
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The death penalty in China
"State secrets", non-violent crimes, unfair trials and torture are all part of the death penalty in China. Although some reforms are in place, there is no transparency and China continues to execute thousands of people each year.
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Crackdown against humanity in Iran
Iran tries to give the impression of being a liberal state. It has signed numerous human rights treaties and promised to uphold international law. The reality is different. Iran has one of the world's highest execution rates, is the world leader in child executions and ruthlessly restricts freedom of expression.
Open letter to the Minister of Justice of Japan
In an open letter to the Minister of Justice of Japan, The Hon. Nagase Jinen, Amnesty International Secretary General, Irene Khan, has registered the organisation's grave concern at the executions of four prisoners on 25 December 2006 in Japan.
Small steps forward for the death penalty in China
In recent years there has been growing concern in China, and around the world, about the country's massive and unfair use of the death penalty. Amnesty International Australia's Anti-Death Penalty Coordinator, Tim Goodwin, sees China's death penalty reforms as welcome, but nowhere near enough.
I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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8 February 2012, 11:02PM