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English-speaking Caribbean: Time to make the death penalty history
Ten years ago, on 19 December 2008, the authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis carried out what was to become the last execution in the Americas, outside the USA. This anniversary, which follows on from the observance on 2 November of 25 years since a key judicial decision that put a brake on the...
Suggested recommendations to States considered in the 19th round of the Universal Periodic Review, 28 April – 9 May 2014
In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, domestic legislation and human rights violations. The abuses considered include death penalty; unfair trials; torture; violence in the...