Amnesty International reports record-high executions in 2023, with Iran leading the surge. Despite setbacks, global progress continues with fewer countries implementing capital punishment. Learn about ...

China remained the world’s leading executioner, but the true extent of the use of the death penalty in this country remains unknown as this data remains classified as a state secret. The global figure ...

Amnesty International NB ... state if the law had been different during the same time period. Even if capital punishment did act as a deterrent, is it acceptable for someone to pay for the ...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's leader since 2017, has publicly spoken of his opposition to capital ... in prison. Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty ...

Not too long ago in Hong Kong, capital punishment was mandatory for people ... but a group of volunteers from Amnesty International Hong Kong (AIHK) is trying to change that.

Capital punishment is unique to America and we ... The death penalty is also a burden for taxpayers. According to Amnesty International, the median cost per case for those on death row is $1. ...

According to Amnesty International Japan, 144 of the 199 nations and territories in the world had abandoned or suspended capital punishment as of the end of 2023. (This article was written by ...

Women are known to have been stoned for offences like adultery. 3. North Korea Public capital punishment is common in North Korea. According to official Amnesty International statistics, 60 people ...

according to a report from Amnesty International. Kenneth Smith is set to be the first American to be put to death by nitrogen gas as a form of capital punishment.