Supreme Court nominee, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, has urged the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Ghana, ...

Reverend Sharon Risher's mother and two cousins were among the nine people murdered during Bible class. A decade later, she ...

Leading human rights organization Amnesty International has explained why the death penalty ‘must be abolished’. The group, which was founded in the 1960s and operates in 155 countries, has ...

DONKOR EsqThe death penalty remains a deeply contested issue, provoking the fundamental question: Should the law possess the authority to take a life in the name of justice?This debate lies at the ...

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative ...

that “Capital punishment violates the inalienable right to life and is incompatible with human dignity.” The UAE, along with some other pro-death-penalty nations, continues to ignore such ...

Willis explained to WFAA that prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty or life without parole because ... wants to reiterate Karmelo Anthony has a right to a fair trial, unbiased and removed ...

That discretion to pursue what is right over what is simply ... He asked the court to resentence every death penalty conviction ever won in Santa Clara County to life without parole.

Like me, he opposed the death penalty — not out of naivety ... It costs us millions more than full-life sentences. It aligns us with authoritarian states. And it isolates us further on ...

“I am hoping he will find the right people to help him ... he face the federal jury first, given the life-and-death stakes. “Now that the death penalty is being sought here, we will make ...

If convicted of either of the first two counts, he could face the death penalty ... prison and a maximum sentence of life behind bars. Rodriguez waived his right to a detention hearing and ...

CARLISLE, Pa. — Seifullah Abdul-Salaam is heading back to prison to spend the rest of his life behind bars, after avoiding the death penalty during a resentencing trial. This comes after a jury ...