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Kuwait: Blasphemy death penalty law would violate international law
15 May 2012, 10:16AM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International is urging the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, to reject a bill recently passed by Kuwait’s parliament that would make blasphemy punishable by death.
Singapore authorities urged to save Malaysian man from execution
10 May 2012, 10:36AM Be the first to comment
A young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency.
Nigeria: Child prisoner free after 17 years
10 May 2012, 10:32AM 1 comment - add yours
A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released from prison and reunited with his family after such a long time, following a relentless global campaign by Amnesty International.
USA: Gradual death of a failed experiment
28 April 2012, 11:09AM
The death penalty experiment that began in the USA in 1976 when the US Supreme Court gave the green light to executions to resume under revised capital laws took another step towards its eventual demise this week when Connecticut became the 17th abolitionist state.
China: Wu Ying case shows death sentences for non-violent crimes must go
21 April 2012, 10:56AM
The decision to order a retrial in the case of a Chinese businesswoman facing execution highlights the urgent need for the authorities to halt death sentences for non-violent crimes as a first step towards abolition, Amnesty International said as it welcomed the news.
Kuwait’s Parliament must halt plans to introduce death penalty for blasphemy
18 April 2012, 12:35PM
A proposed legal amendment that would make blasphemy a crime punishable by death in Kuwait would be a massive step backwards by the country's authorities, if passed by parliament, Amnesty International said today.
Vote to remove death penalty in Connecticut shows ‘great leadership’
6 April 2012, 11:00AM
A vote to repeal the death penalty by Connecticut’s State Senate is a leap forward in the battle to end capital punishment, Amnesty International said.
Japan executions a ‘retrograde step’
30 March 2012, 10:24AM
Japan's decision to carry out its first executions in almost two years today was condemned as a hugely retrograde step by Amnesty International.
India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough
29 March 2012, 11:28AM
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, acts as a reminder of the Indian government’s need to commute all capital sentences in the country.
Death penalty 2011: Alarming levels of executions in the few countries that kill
27 March 2012, 11:01AM
Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing capital punishment have decreased by more than a third compared to a decade ago, Amnesty International found in its annual review of death sentences and executions.
Execution of Balwant Singh would be a step back for India
27 March 2012, 10:00AM
The execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana must be halted and an official moratorium on capital punishment established in India, Amnesty International said in an open letter to the country’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Thailand: Amnesty International regrets the rebuff of recommendations to abolish the death penalty
16 March 2012, 11:46AM
Amnesty International is disappointed that Thailand has rejected recommendations to abolish the death penalty.
Trinidad and Tobago: Rejects recommendations relating to the death penalty
16 March 2012, 11:39AM
Amnesty International welcomes the commitment to combat violence against women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago but regrets the rejection of recommendations relating to the death penalty.
Developments point to possible retrial for death row inmate in Japan
10 March 2012, 09:40AM
Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) call on the General Prosecutor’s Office not to block Hakamada Iwao’s appeals for a retrial in view of new serious concerns regarding the evidence used to convict him in 1968.
Iran urged to halt execution of US national in ‘spying’ case
10 January 2012, 10:20AM
Iran must not execute a US national sentenced to death after an unfair trial, Amnesty International has said amid fears he could be executed within weeks.
Mongolia takes ‘vital step forward’ in abolishing the death penalty
6 January 2012, 10:20AM
The Mongolian parliament’s approval of a bill which aims to scrap the death penalty is a vital step towards full abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia, Amnesty International said today.
Iran: Surge of secret executions for drug offences must end
15 December 2011, 11:00AM
This year has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people – many impoverished – who are executed for drug offences in Iran, Amnesty International said today in a new report.
Saudi Arabia: Beheading for “sorcery” shocking
13 December 2011, 10:36AM
The beheading of a woman convicted of “witchcraft and sorcery” is deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International has said.
Over 250,000 people call on Belarus to end executions
9 December 2011, 11:52AM
Amnesty International and Belarusian human rights organizations Viasna and Belarus Helsinki Committee were today turned away from delivering a global petition to Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, calling for an end to executions in Belarus.
Asia: Stop executions and unfair trials
6 December 2011, 06:00PM
A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said today in a new report.
A policeman's job is to protect all citizens, even those he or she doesn't like. I'd have thought that a pretty basic concept.
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