In China zijn eind november vier terdoodveroordeelde mannen onschuldig verklaard tijdens een nieuwe rechtszaak en vrijgelaten na dertien jaar gevangenis.
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Kuwait carries out seven executions in deeply alarming setback for human rights
In response to the news that the Kuwaiti authorities have carried out seven executions by hanging this morning for…
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Iraq: Execution of 31 piles injustice on top of bloodshed
The mass execution of 31 men in Iraq, which was announced yesterday, for their alleged role in mass killings…
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Bahrain: Human rights on the brink of crisis
Bahraini authorities must immediately commute the death sentences of two men at imminent risk of execution, Amnesty International said…
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Philippines: lawmakers must uphold international obligations and say no to the death penalty
As the House of Representatives and Senate of the Philippines resume their work on 16 January 2017, Amnesty International…
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Benin: Death row prisoners held in cruel limbo
Prisoners on death row in Benin are languishing in a cruel limbo after a court decision last year effectively…
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Bahrain: First executions in more than six years a shocking blow to human rights
In response to the execution today of three men accused of killing three police officers in Bahrain Amnesty International’s…
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Iran: Halt imminent executions of 12 alleged drug offenders
Iran should immediately halt the execution of 12 men convicted of drug offences, scheduled for 14 January in Karaj…
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Amnesty International USA: Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the killing of…
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‘Ik hoop dat jij altijd het licht in mijn hart en de blijdschap in mijn ziel mag zijn’
Eerbetoon van een moeder op de 22e verjaardag van haar zoon. Ali al-Nimr is in Saudi-Arabië in afwachting van zijn executie na oneerlijke rechtszaak.
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