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Guinea: New criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions
Guinea’s National Assembly vote in favor of a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty is a significant step for…
July 5, 2016
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Executions in Iraq will not deter further deadly attacks
Iraq’s execution of five prisoners is a brazen knee-jerk reaction to the abhorrent weekend Baghdad bombing and a worrying sign…
July 5, 2016
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Military court in Egypt sentences eight to death after disappearance and confessions under torture
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and another 18 individuals to lengthy prison terms, after a…
May 30, 2016
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Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing
Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…
May 20, 2016
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Singapore president must act now to stop execution
The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…
May 19, 2016
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Halting executions will be a show of strength in Indonesia
President Joko Widodo should seize the opportunity to show that his government has the resolve to stand up for human…
May 13, 2016
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Teenager tortured into confessing is days away from execution in Iran
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…
May 12, 2016
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Nizami execution in Bangladesh will not deliver justice
The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…
May 10, 2016
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The death penalty will not deliver security in Afghanistan
The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…
May 9, 2016
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Bangladesh must halt imminent execution after Supreme Court upholds death sentence
The Bangladeshi authorities should halt the imminent execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami and impose a moratorium on the death penalty,…
May 5, 2016
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Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger
Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International said…
April 20, 2016
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Death penalty 2016: Alarming surge in recorded executions sees highest toll in more than 25 years
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at…
April 6, 2016