Singapore: Halt execution now Tag: Pers Singapore must immediately halt the execution of Chijoke Stephen Obioha, a Nigerian national on death row for possession of…
Japan: Man hanged as secretive executions continue Tag: Pers Secretive executions can’t hide the fact that Japan is on the wrong side of history when it comes to…
Pakistan death penalty: Imdad Ali Supreme Court order ‘reprehensible’ Tag: Pers Following the Pakistani Supreme Court’s order dated 20 October 2016 in the case of Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner…
Indonesia: Halt chemical castration and expansion of the scope of death penalty Tag: Pers Indonesia’s authorities must immediately repeal provisions that allow sex offenders to be punished by forced chemical castration and even the…
Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial Tag: Pers The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was arrested when…
At least 20 states resort to death penalty in flawed anti-terror drive Tag: Report Countries are increasingly resorting to the death penalty in a flawed attempt to combat terrorism-related crimes, Amnesty International said today…
Pakistan: Stop execution of death row prisoner with mental disability Tag: Pers Pakistan’s authorities must not execute Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a history of mental illness, Amnesty International said…
Mongolia: Logistical challenges should not delay abolition of death penalty and measures to combat torture Tag: Pers Amnesty International expresses its disappointment that Mongolia’s new Criminal Code will not come into force until July 2017, a delay…
Vier Congolese activisten vrijgelaten Tag: Goed nieuws datum: 30 augustus 2016 In de Democratische Republiek Congo zijn vier activisten vrijgelaten. Onder de vrijgelatenen zijn Fred Bauma en Yves Makwambala, gewetensgevangenen.
Bangladesh: Halt imminent execution of Mir Quasem Ali after unfair trial Tag: Pers The Bangladesh authorities must halt the imminent execution of a senior political leader who has been sentenced to death following…
