Death Penalty

Rape: ever present danger for Darfur's women - 14 February 2008

At least 2.3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur; most now live in more than 65 camps dotted around Darfur.

US seeks death penalty for Guantánamo detainees - 12 February 2008

The US government is seeking the death penalty against six “high-value” detainees at Guantánamo Bay charged on Monday.

Japan: Amnesty International condemns new round of “streamlined” executions - 1 February 2008

Amnesty International strongly condemns the hanging in Japan today of three men: Keishi NAGO (aged 37), Masahiko MATSUBARA (aged 63), and Takashi MOCHIDA (aged 65).

Campaigning to end stoning in Iran - 15 January 2008

Eleven people in Iran - nine of them women - are waiting to be stoned to death on charges of adultery. Many have been sentenced after grossly unfair trials.

Iran: Death by stoning, a grotesque and unacceptable penalty - 15 January 2008

As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to abolish death by stoning and impose an i

Uzbekistan abolishes the death penalty - 11 January 2008

The trend towards total abolition of the death penalty has continued with Uzbekistan becoming the latest country to put an end to executions.

Amnesty International visits Bangladesh

An Amnesty International delegation, led by Secretary General Irene Khan, is making a special trip to Bangladesh to discuss human rights

China: Amnesty International calls for end to executions, not expansion of lethal injection method - 3 January 2008

Amnesty International today strongly condemned the expansion of China’s lethal injection programme and called on the Chinese authorities to accelerate the abolit

US state abolishes death penalty - 19 December 2007

The US state of New Jersey has joined the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty.

UN calls for halt to executions - 18 December 2007

The global campaign against the death penalty secures a landmark victory as the UN endorses the call for a worldwide moratorium on executions.