Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
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Pers
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty…
Yemen: Huthi authorities must release detained Bahá’ís, end crackdown on minorities
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Pers
The Huthi armed group in control of parts of Yemen must immediately ensure the release of all 27 members of…
Amerikaanse staat Delaware schaft doodstraf af
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Goed nieuws
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3 augustus 2016
Het hooggerechtshof van de Amerikaanse staat Delaware verklaarde de doodstraf ongrondwettelijk. Delaware is de 19e staat in de VS die de doodstraf afschaft.
Iran: Hanging of teenager shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law
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Pers
Amnesty International has revealed that a teenager was executed in Iran after being convicted of the rape of another boy,…
Het verhaal van Jeff, een van de geëxecuteerden in Indonesië
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Blog
Indonesië is ervan overtuigd dat de doodstraf afschrikwekkend werkt en dat het het drugsgebruik vermindert. Het verhaal van een van de geëxecuteerden: Jeff
Indonesia: Deplorable executions must not be compounded
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Pers
Reacting to the announcement that at least four people – Fredi Budiman, Humphrey Jefferson Ejike, Michael Titus Igweh, and Seck…
Indonesia: “Jokowi should not become the most prolific executioner in recent Indonesian history”
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Pers
The Indonesian authorities have told the relatives of 14 death row prisoners that they will execute them by firing squad…
Indonesia: Executions will put Jokowi on the wrong side of history
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Pers
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as ‘Jokowi’ will be putting his government on the wrong side of history if…
Indonesia: The appointment of Gen. Wiranto as top security official shows contempt for human rights
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Pers
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s decision to make Gen. Wiranto Indonesia’s most powerful security official a mere day after Indonesia ordered…
Indonesia: human rights leadership undermined through use of the death penalty
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Pers
As the government of Indonesia prepares to carry out the third round of executions since 2015, Amnesty International renews its…
