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Saudi Arabia: Surge in executions continues as death toll approaches 100

Saudi Arabia will have put to death more than 100 people in the first six months of this year if…
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Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing

Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…
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Singapore: President must act now to stop execution

The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…
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Singapore: Joint statement on imminent execution of Kho Jabing

We, the undersigned, are troubled by the imminent execution of Jabing Kho in Singapore, despite strong concerns over the development…
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Indonesia: Halting executions will be a show of strength

President Joko Widodo should seize the opportunity to show that his government has the resolve to stand up for human…
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Iran: Teenager tortured into ‘confessing’ days away from execution

The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…
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Bangladesh: Nizami execution will not deliver justice

The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…
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Afghanistan: The death penalty will not deliver security

The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…
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20 april 2016
Indonesische president moet mensenrechten eindelijk prioriteit geven

President Joko Widodo moet zijn belofte om bescherming van de mensenrechten in zijn beleid centraal te stellen, eindelijk nakomen.
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Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger

Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International said…

Leden van maatschappelijke groepen houden spandoeken om de doodstraf te veroordelen tijdens een demonstratie voor het Ministerie van Justitie in Tokio op 26 juni 2014. Japan voerde op 26 juni haar eerste executie van het jaar uit door een man op te hangen voor een drievoudige moord, de negende gevangene die ter dood is gebracht sinds de conservatieve regering van Shinzo Abe aan de macht kwam in 2012.