As the ninth World Day against the Death Penalty raises the awareness of the inhumanity of the law and calls for an end to capital punishment - we take a look at the five countries that carried out ...

Takahiro Shiraishi admitted killing and butchering his young victims, all but one of whom were women between 15 and 26. None ...

The change reflects growing recognition within the Vietnamese legislative system that capital punishment is not a ...

By Alimat Aliyeva Starting next month, Vietnam will abolish the death penalty for a number of crimes, including financi ...

If convicted, they face the death penalty, or life imprisonment with whipping. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social ...

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There are 144 countries that by practice or law, have abandoned the death penalty. There are 195 countries in the world. ... There are 27 states with the death penalty and 23 without.

The legal change is set to spare the life of the tycoon Truong My Lan, who was sentenced to death last year for her role in a ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala and Honduras have signed agreements with the United States to potentially offer refuge to ...