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Jul 30 2012 12:00am
Landmark legal ruling says South Africa cannot deport people at risk of death penalty
A ruling by South Africa’s highest court has confirmed that the deport...
Jul 24 2012 12:00am
Iraqi authorities urged to halt execution of 196 people in Anbar
Country has already executed at least 70 people so far this year, doub...
Jul 10 2012 12:00am
Singapore: Proposed mandatory death penalty change a welcome step
Government needs to do more to abolish mandatory death penalty for all...
Jun 27 2012 12:00am
Pakistan: first execution in four years scheduled for Saturday must be urgently commuted
The death sentence of Behram Khan, a Pakistan national, who is schedu...
Jun 21 2012 12:00am
Last UK Death penalty case conviction overturned after torture allegations
In response to news that Northern Ireland man Liam Holden, the last pe...
Jun 21 2012 12:00am
Last UK Death penalty case: Conviction overturned after torture allegations- Amnesty response
In response to news that Northern Ireland man Liam Holden, the last pe...
Jun 12 2012 12:00am
Iran: five at risk of public execution after unfair trial
The Iranian authorities must immediately overturn the death sentences ...
Apr 20 2012 12:00am
China: Wu Ying retrial welcome, but shows risks of death sentences
The decision to order a retrial in the case of a Chinese businesswoman...
Apr 5 2012 12:00am
USA: vote to repeal death penalty in Connecticut hailed as 'great leadership'
A vote to repeal the death penalty by the US state of Connecticut’s St...
Mar 29 2012 12:00am
India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on Satur...