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Next UN Secretary General must stand up for human rights
The next United Nations Secretary General must overhaul the global approach to aiding refugees and must do everything possible to end atrocities and protect civilians in armed conflicts, said Amnesty…
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Death penalty 2016: Alarming surge in recorded executions sees highest toll in more than 25 years
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely…
Report
Death Sentences and Executions 2015
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely…
Update
10 Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty
Today, Amnesty International released its annual report on the use of the death penalty worldwide. 2015 was a year of extremes – the number of executions worldwide skyrocketed, but here in…
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Japan: Two hanged as chilling executions continueÂ
The Japanese authorities’ reprehensible execution of two people today, continues to place the country on the wrong side of history, Amnesty International said. Â
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Execution of three men in Malaysia
After Malaysia hanged three men for murder on Friday morning local time, Amnesty International’s Campaigns Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Josef Benedict said:
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Malaysia: Stop execution of prisoner due to be hanged on Friday
The Malaysian government must halt the execution of a 34-year-old man due to be hanged this Friday for murder, said Amnesty International.
Urgent Action
Iran: Commute Amir Amrollahi’s Death Sentence ( UA 15/08)
Iranian juvenile offender Amir Amrollahi has been sentenced to death for the second time, after a retrial and following a decade in prison.
Urgent Action
Iran: Commute the Death Sentence of Amanj Veisee (UA 39/16)
Juvenile offender Amanj Veisee has been sentenced to death for the second time, after a retrial.
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Iraq: Shocking surge in 2016 death sentences tops 90 as ‘terror’ trial closes
The 40 death sentences handed down today in Iraq after a fundamentally flawed mass trial shows a reckless disregard for justice and human life, said Amnesty International, and brings the…
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Nearly four decades after revolution in Iran, legal framework remains deeply flawed
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…
Report
Flawed Reforms: Iran’s New Code of Criminal Procedure
Nearly four decades after Iran’s 1979 Revolution shook its criminal justice system to the core, the country’s legal framework remains largely inadequate, inefficient and inconsistent with international fair trial standards,…