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Executions on the rise in Afghanistan
Rush of executions in Afghanistan raises concern of a trend back towards capital punishment.
Indonesia must end death penalty
In the wake of the execution of the Bali Bombers, Amnesty International calls on Indonesian authorities to permanently abolish the death penalty in their country.
Girl aged 13 stoned to death
A 13 year old girl was stoned to death in Somalia this week for adultery. Numerous sources have told Amnesty International that she had in fact been raped.
Afghan man’s death sentence quashed
Death sentence - originally handed down for downloading documents examining women’s roles in Islam - overturned.
Iran: Juveniles may still be executed
On 16 October the world celebrated the announcement that Iran would no longer execute juvenile offenders. Just two days later, Iranian authorities contradicted themselves, affirming that it will in fact still be possible for children to be executed for some crimes.
End of child executions in Iran
Iran’s announced abolition of the death penalty for under-18s should be implemented immediately.
Saudi Arabia: Death by discrimination
Amnesty International is concerned that the already high rate of executions in Saudi Arabia could increase in the remainder of 2008. Almost half the people executed in Saudi Arabia are foreign nationals from poor and developing countries, who have no defence lawyer and are unable to understand court proceedings.
All countries: Ban the death penalty now
Today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International calls on all countries in our region that have not yet embraced the moratorium on the death penalty to do so immediately. We urge India, South Korea and Taiwan to join the global trend.
New evidence of unfair trials in Iraq
The recent disclosure that one of former President Sadaam Hussain's trial judges was replaced shortly before the court delivered its verdict and death sentence has raised further questions about the fairness of that trial and others in Iraq.
Consistency a must in opposing the death penalty
Recent comments by the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General have again plunged Australia’s position on the death penalty into ambiguity.
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