The U.K.-based human rights group condemned Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which the U.S. and Israel have ...

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 700 people and executed six others in a nationwide espionage crackdown during the ...

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 ...

Amnesty International is urging for a constitutional amendment to completely abolish the death penalty from Ghana's legal framework. By the end of 2024, close to 200 individuals remained on death ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a ...

Amnesty noted that while more countries abandon the death penalty, Indonesia’s position stays static. The country last carried out executions in July 2016. However, Indonesian courts continue to ...

Richard Jordan's execution in Mississippi on Wednesday can proceed, a federal appellate court ruled in upholding a ruling ...

Japan's worst criminals face their death inside a highly secretive execution room located inside a nondescript office block.

The death penalty is a crime against humanity, according to a local Amnesty International chapter. The group met on Boston Common yesterday to persuade Bostonians to oppose any measures attempting to ...

While these figures are the highest they have been since 2015 - when at least 1,634 people were subject to the death penalty - the true overall figure is likely to be higher.

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

HANOI: Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...