The National Assembly, the country’s lawmaking body, unanimously ratified the amendment to the Criminal Code earlier on Wednesday to abolish the death penalty for the crimes, it said in a ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) commended Vietnam’s National Assembly on Friday for its decision to abolish the death penalty for eight criminal offenses while also ...

Under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has executed more people so far this year than any other state, setting a new ...

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, ...

Virginia's Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam supports abolishing the death penalty, and after the Senate's vote on Wednesday, said he looks forward to signing the bill.

Ending capital punishment would advance South Korea’s transition to a democracy that respects human rights, including the right to life.

From the Daily Journal archives Bill seeks to abolish death penalty in California The Associated Press Jun 28, 2011 Updated Jul 12, 2017 0 ...

IT is a welcome step, albeit one that feels insufficient in its scope. The Senate last week passed a bill to abolish the death penalty for two specific offences — ie, harbouring hijackers and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – An Indiana lawmaker wants to see the state abolish the death penalty now that Gov. Mike Braun says executions are on pause. Braun said he has no intention of purchasing ...

Cornell’s Death Penalty Worldwide Institute Training ‘A Network of African Lawyers’ To Fight Against Capital Punishment By Amina Kilpatrick Jun 25, 2018 7:26 pm Reading time: about 3 minutes ...

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of ...