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Category: Against the Death Penalty
Death penalty law a milestone for Australia
11 March 2010, 05:31PM 4 comments - add yours
Legislation has passed though the Australian Senate that explicitly prohibits torture and ensures that states are unable to reinstate the death penalty.
South Korea: Death penalty abolition setback by Constitutional Court ruling
26 February 2010, 12:36PM
Amnesty International is deeply disappointed by the South Korean Constitutional Court’s decision that that capital punishment does not violate “human dignity and worth”.
Bangladesh: Transparency needed over hasty executions
2 February 2010, 08:51AM
Amnesty International condemns last week’s execution in Bangladesh, less that twenty four hours after their conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court.
‘Shocking’ execution of Iran protesters condemned
29 January 2010, 08:23AM
Iran has conducted the first executions known to be related to last year's post-election violence.
Sudanese men executed amid fears of unfair trials
15 January 2010, 09:58AM
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of six men accused of murdering 13 policemen during clashes over a forced eviction in Khartoum, Sudan in 2005.
Mongolia moratorium on executions welcomed
14 January 2010, 05:25PM
In a bold move for the protection of human rights, Mongolia has declared an official moratorium on executions. We welcome this important development as a key step toward full abolition of the death penalty.
Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoners
13 January 2010, 10:13AM
Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities not to execute at least 17 members of Iran’s Kurdish minority on death row after their conviction of political offences.
Mentally ill Briton executed in China
29 December 2009, 09:33PM
British man Akmal Shaikh has been executed in China, despite arguments that he suffered from a bipolar disorder and was tricked into carrying heroin in his luggage.
Stop Wednesday’s execution of Iranian juvenile offender
9 December 2009, 10:57AM
The Iranian authorities are being asked to urgently halt the execution of juvenile offender, Mohammad Reza Haddadi, and to immediately review his case. The execution is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Iraq must establish immediate moratorium on executions
7 December 2009, 10:44AM
Amnesty International is urging the Iraqi authorities to stop the executions of more than 900 people facing death row and to establish an immediate moratorium on executions.
Appeals for commutation of death sentences in Bangladesh
21 November 2009, 10:37AM
Amnesty International calls on the Bangladesh authorities not to carry out death sentences against five men found guilty of the killing 34 years ago of then President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and members of his family.
New Bill bans torture and the death penalty
19 November 2009, 05:52PM
Amnesty International has welcomed proposed legislation that confirms Australia’s opposition to torture and the death penalty.
Calls for more amputations in Iran a retrograde step
12 November 2009, 03:16PM
An Iranian police chief has called for greater reliance on Islamic punishments.
Sudan: Death row prisoner bore marks of torture
29 October 2009, 09:49AM
The Sudanese government is responsible for the death and ill-treatment of a prisoner who died from tuberculosis in police custody last week.
Iran: Execution must be stopped
4 October 2009, 09:08AM
The execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Iran on 5 October for a murder he is accused of committing when he was only 17 must be stopped, Amnesty International warned.
Indonesia: Repeal “cruel” new stoning and caning law
18 September 2009, 09:31AM
New bylaw in Indonesia that endorses stoning to death for adultery and caning of up to 100 lashes for homosexuality flies in the face of international human rights law as well as provisions of the Indonesian constitution.
Mentally ill continue to be executed in Japan
10 September 2009, 10:58AM
The government of Japan’s continued practice of executing prisoners with mental illness is inhumane and must come to an end, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Resumption of executions a backwards step for Thailand
27 August 2009, 12:45PM
Amnesty International deeply regrets the resumption of executions in Thailand after a six-year hiatus.
USA: Amnesty International welcomes Supreme Court order
18 August 2009, 09:34AM
For years Amnesty International has maintained that Troy Davis should be granted a new evidentiary hearing due to his compelling claim to innocence. Finally the U.S. Supreme Court has granted that hearing.
Iran : Alarming spike in executions since disputed presidential election
8 August 2009, 07:08AM
We have recorded no less that 115 executions in Iran in the past 50 days - but the true figure is undoubtedly higher.
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