Global Execution Surge Casts Shadow Over Africa’s Capital Punishment DebateAnalysis by Nana Karikari, Senior International Affairs and Political AnalystIn a chilling new report, Amnesty ...

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade ...

Global executions on the rise as African states rethink capital punishment. While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows ...

Amnesty International further reported that in March 1998, "at least 30 children recently abducted by the LRA [Lord’s ...

China has been named the world’s lead executioner in Amnesty International’s annual report on global capital punishment, which estimated that thousands were put to death in the country in 2024.

The number of state-ordered executions worldwide surged to the highest level in nearly a decade last year, a damning new report by Amnesty International has revealed. More than 1,500 people were ...

At Amnesty International, we firmly believe that no one – including any government – has the right to take away someone else’s life. We’re working to end the use of the death penalty around the world, ...

Under international law, drug offences do not meet the threshold of 'most serious crimes' and countries who are considering introducing capital punishment for drug related offences such as the ...

Global campaigners have expressed concern over a new Amnesty International report which shows that in 2024, executions around the world reached their highest level in almost a decade.This comes as ...

Last May, Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions in 2023, ... In the U.S., the toll was stable. But while more states have abolished capital punishment over recent years, ...

In a chilling new report, Amnesty International has warned that state executions worldwide have hit record highs for the first time in a decade. And the grim numbers don't lie, with visible ...