Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death ...

The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a ...

Saudi Arabia witnessed a record surge in executions last year, with Amnesty International raising alarms over the high number ...

Several organizations signed a joint statement on Wednesday, calling for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to put an end to the use of ...

Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to abolish the death penalty for eight categories of criminal offenses: embezzlement, bribery, counterfeiting medicines, espionage, ...

Amnesty International has found a "startling surge" in executions in Saudi Arabia, including many foreign nationals who were ...

Many are using the reintroduction of the death penalty for personal political gains under the notion "that it can make America a safer and more just place", said Sarat in The Guardian.

Vietnam on Wednesday abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage ... The number of executions has not been made public, but Amnesty International estimates more than 1,200 people ...

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's military campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program.

As Drug-Related Convicts Top List Saudi Arabia executed a record 345 people in 2024, the highest number documented by Amnesty ...

International cooperation and the death penaltyFormal government-to-government assistance and informal police cooperation in criminal matters where the death penalty might apply was raised across the ...