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

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

As prosecutors move to carry out Arizona’s first execution in two years, a state lawmaker is renewing her effort to abolish ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 12 called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the alleviation of foreign debt and the ...

Biden now has a chance to not only wield a crucial tool to advance criminal justice but also strike back at the nation’s ...

Iran has introduced a controversial law that strengthens compulsory hijab regulations, imposing severe penalties—including ...

The new laws, which were passed by the Iranian parliament earlier this month, have introduced severe penalties for women in ...

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

Amnesty International on Tuesday criticized Iran's newly implemented mandatory veiling law, claiming that it intensifies the systemic subjugation of women and girls. The law enforces harsh ...

US President Joe Biden is facing growing calls to commute the death sentences of the more than three dozen federal inmates on ...

The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...

Local media reported that authorities expect the death toll could rise to 30. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, 280 kilometers east of Kampala, the capital ...