Zimbabwe's Parliament said Thursday that the bill was passed by senators the night before. The death penalty will be ...

Iran introduces stricter penalties for persons defying compulsory morality laws. The 74-article law titled 'Protection of the ...

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Amnesty International called on Sunday for perpetrators of rights violations in Syria to face justice after Bashar al-Assad's fall from power, calling it a "historic opportunity" to end decades of ...

The severe crackdown on women came two years after nationwide protests that erupted following the custodial deathof ...

Under the new laws, anyone found “promoting nudity, indecency, unveiling or improper dressing” will face hefty fines of up to ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Vietnam on Tuesday to repeal its new cybersecurity law on the basis that it represses rights to free speech and freedom of expression. Vietnam’s new law, set to come ...

Dem. Reps. Ayana Pressley and Cori Bush called for Biden to commute the death sentences of those on federal death row in a ...

Iran is set to implement harsh new mandatory morality laws this week, imposing severe penalties, including the death penalty ... entities could face execution under this provision. Amnesty ...

Biden campaigned for the White House as an opponent of the death penalty and the Justice Department issued a moratorium on ...

Multiple groups have now urged President Biden to save the 40 people on federal death row before Trump returns to power.

A United Nations panel called Japan's method of execution 'cruel', among other criticisms of its use of capital punishment ...