This is a chronological listing of death sentences and executions reported by various media sources from January to June 1993. It is probable that these figures fall drastically short of the true numbers, which according to Chinese officials are considered a “state secret”. It lists,...

The state of Texas carries out more executions than any other state in the USA, accounting, by the end of 1997, for 144 of the 432 executions since the resumption in 1977. The document details how procedures in Texas fail to meet minimum international standards for the protection of human rights....

Twelve men were executed by firing squad in Ghana on 17 July 1993, in the first executions known to have taken place in Ghana since February 1990. They were: Godfrey Nyavie and Mustapha Bruce, Mohammed Yao Midoagbodzi, Atta Bruce, Vincent Kodwo Ayivor, Kwadzo Ackon and Eric Nii Addo, Benjamin...

AI believes that official statistics for death sentences and executions in China in 1995 are far below the actual number passed. The expansion in the scope of the death penalty means that many non-violent crimes such as economic crimes are punishable with the death sentence. Public...

The UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions calling on member states to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. However, the countries of the English-speaking Caribbean have consistently opposed such international initiatives for worldwide abolition....

Nine convicted murderers were executed in Seoul and Taegu prisons on 29 December 1992. They were the first executions since December 1991. Some 50 prisoners are under death sentence in South Korea, mostly convicted of rape, murder and robbery. AI is concerned about the increased number of death...

Since the imposition of a state of emergency in Algeria at the beginning of 1992, over 3,000 people have died as a result of political violence. Both the security forces and the armed Islamist oppositions groups are responsible. The numbers of those killed is on the increase. The Algerian...

This document provides detailed information on the main concerns in the Baltic states during the period January 1995 – July 1996. Despite difficulties in obtaining up to date and accurate information on prisoners under sentence of death, it is known that several death sentences were passed in...

When he came to power in 1984, President Lansana Conte, promised to promote human rights. AI has found that human rights violations are continuing despite the fact that the 1990 Constitution prohibits torture. Arbitrary arrests, torture, deaths in detention, extrajudicial executions and death...

This document summarizes a number of Amnesty International’s key human rights concerns on China. Hundreds of thousands of people continue to be detained in violation of their fundamental human rights across the country, death sentences and executions continue to be imposed after unfair...