Press Release
Singapore: Imminent Unlawful Execution For Drug Trafficking Must Be Halted
Singapore must take its first steps towards abolishing the death penalty once and for all.
November 20, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns South Carolina’s Execution of Richard Moore 
This execution -- like all executions no matter the circumstances -- was a violation of human rights.
November 1, 2024
Press Release
Africa: Countries on the Cusp of Abolition Must Take a Stand Against the Death Penalty
The majority of countries in the world have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. It’s time for all countries…
October 10, 2024
Press Release
Japan: Acquittal of Man Who Spent 45 Years on Death Row Pivotal Moment for Justice
As we celebrate this long overdue day of justice for Iwao Hakamada, we are reminded of the irreversible harm caused…
September 26, 2024
Blog
U.S. Machinery of Death Plows Forward, Violates Human Rights
No government should give itself the power to execute people. It is past time for the U.S. to align with…
September 18, 2024
Blog
TJ Riggs: It’s difficult to watch Alabama continue to kill people and to do it so mercilessly and so often
TJ Riggs is Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Alabama. He talks about fighting on behalf of those on…
May 31, 2024
Press Release
Global: Executions Soar to Highest Number in Almost a Decade
A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, which does not include the thousands believed to have been carried…
May 28, 2024
Report
Amnesty International Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2023
Amnesty International's report covers the judicial use of the death penalty from January to December 2023.
May 28, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Delivers Thousands of Petitions to Alabama Governor, Asking Her to Grant Clemency to Rocky Myers and Commute His Death Sentence
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. With a swipe of her pen, Governor Ivey could…
March 21, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Condemns Alabama’s Execution of Kenneth Smith, Calls for Moratorium on Use of the Death Penalty as First Critical Step
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and accounts of Kenneth Smith’s last moments simply show…
January 26, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA: Cruel Planned Execution of Kenneth Smith by State of Alabama Must Be Stopped
Amnesty International USA urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith…
January 23, 2024
Blog
Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back - Updates on the Death Penalty in 2023
On 16 May, Amnesty International released its annual Death Sentences and Executions report which documents the global developments on the…
August 4, 2023