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September 26, 2018

Countries unite to shut down global trade in torture tools

The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade aims to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture.
September 8, 2018

Kurdish cousins face imminent execution in Iran despite torture allegations

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the planned execution of two Iranian ethnic minority Kurds who allege they were tortured into making bogus 'confessions'.
August 24, 2018

New report condemns Florida's 'diehard' attachment to death penalty

There are 374 people on death row in a state with the highest number of wrongful capital convictions of any in USA.
July 27, 2018

'Unprecedented execution spree' continues in Japan

Japan’s recent spate of executions will not make the country safer, says Amnesty International.
July 26, 2018

Ian Paisley suspension - 'real victims are Sri Lankans denied justice for war crimes'

The real scandal is an MP attempting to stand in the way of justice for thousands of civilians who lost their lives in Sri Lanka, says Amnesty.
July 17, 2018

WMA condemns complicity of doctors in Iranian executions

The complicity of state-affiliated doctors in Iran in facilitating the execution of young prisoners has been condemned by the World Medical Association.
July 7, 2018

Execution of cult members in Japan 'fails to deliver justice'

Seven members of a religious cult were executed, some had a request for a retrial pending.
June 29, 2018

UN condemns execution of juvenile offenders in Iran

Four juvenile offenders have been executed in Iran since the beginning of 2018.
April 13, 2018

Global executions fall, but large numbers given death penalty for drugs, says Amnesty

Last year saw a small drop in the overall number of executions around the world, large numbers of death sentences were carried out for non-violent crimes such as drug offences.
March 9, 2018

Executions double under Saudi Crown Prince

As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the UK, new analysis of executions in Saudi Arabia by the human rights organisation Reprieve shows that the rate of executions in the Kingdom has doubled since his appointment in June 2017,