Death Penalty

Delara Darabi executed in Iran - 1 May 2009

Iranian authorities executed Delara Darabi on Friday morning, Amnesty International has revealed.

Sudan death sentences rise to 82 - 29 April 2009

The sentencing of eleven men on Sunday, brings to 82 the number condemned to death for their involvement in the attack against the Sudanese government in Khartoum on 1

Obama - Building trust and respect for human rights in the US - 29 April 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Burundi abolishes the death penalty but bans homosexuality - 27 April 2009

Burundi the 93rd country in the world to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, while those found guilty of engaging in consensual same-sex relations risk imprisonm

Lebanon's politicians urged to focus on human rights in election campaigns - 23 April 2009

Amnesty International has written an open letter to Lebanon's political leaders calling on them to put human rights at the centre of their election campaign.

Yemeni woman faces execution following political interference in her case - 22 April 2009

A Yemeni woman is facing imminent execution accused of killing her husband only days after the execution of another woman for similar charges. 

Sudan sentences another 10 people to death - 22 April 2009

Ten men face imminent execution in Sudan after they were sentenced to death by a special court on 15 April.

Delara Darabi's execution postponed for two months - 20 April 2009

The execution of the Iranian woman convicted of murdering a relative when she was 17 has been postponed.

Juvenile offender faces imminent execution in Iran - 17 April 2009

Delara Darabi, an Iranian woman convicted of murdering a relative when she was 17, is reported to be facing execution in the next few days.

Nine men executed in Sudan following unfair trial - 14 April 2009

The Sudanese government executed nine people who may have been innocent on Monday.