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Category Archives: Death Penalty
The death penalty in Africa: progress and setbacks
By Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Africa Director “The last two executions carried out in the country were of 24 persons in 1998, and 29 persons in 1992. These were the largest number of executions carried out on a single … Continue reading
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Read WIRE and take action against the death penalty
“I can’t believe he’s not here anymore,” Lubou Kavalyoua told WIRE about her son, Ulad, who was executed and buried in secret last year. She still doesn’t know where his grave is. Read their story on page 18 in WIRE … Continue reading
Posted in Abolish the death penalty, Arms Trade, Belarus, Control Arms, Death Penalty, Demand Dignity, Detention, Discrimination, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, EU, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Hungary, Individuals at Risk, International Justice, Iraq, Prisoners of Conscience, Racial Discrimination, Security with Human Rights, Slums and the Right to Housing, Syria, Torture and Ill-treatment, Uncategorized, Unfair Trials, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
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Indian rape debate: Why death penalty is no solution
By Ananth Guruswamy, Director of Amnesty International in India The tragic case of the 23-year old woman who was brutally attacked, raped and left for dead by six men in Delhi on 16 December 2012 has highlighted the unacceptable reality … Continue reading
Posted in Death Penalty, India, Sexual Violence, Women
Tagged death penalty, Delhi gang-rape, India, protest, rape, Sexual violence against women, women
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Pause for thought: 40 years since US Supreme Court briefly stopped executions
By Rob Freer, USA Researcher at Amnesty International For a brief moment four decades ago, it looked like the USA might join an emerging global trend against the death penalty. On 29 June 1972, its Supreme Court issued a ruling, … Continue reading
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Iran, Saudi Arabia – and the unfair trials for ‘drugs offenders’
By Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme I must admit that I had to blink and look away for a moment when I saw the Iranian news agency headline: ‘Execution of Iranian citizens … Continue reading
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