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June 26, 2019

Sri Lanka urged to halt 13 imminent executions for drug-related crimes

Preparations are reportedly underway to execute death row prisoners as part of the so-called National Drug Eradication Week, between 21 June and 1 July 2019.
July 21, 2017

Maldives urged to halt first execution in more than 60 years

The Maldives authorities must immediately halt its first execution planned in more than 60 years and preserve its positive death penalty record, Amnesty International said yesterday.
January 5, 2016

UK drops strategy on abolition of death penalty

Britain has begun the year by abandoning its strategy on the death penalty which had been in place since 2010, as executions in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan hit record numbers.

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Jan 14 2021

Call to halt UK police training programmes for repressive states

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Jan 12 2021

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Jan 12 2021

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