Death Penalty

World misled on executions in Nigeria - 17 December 2007

Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria's prisons, despite recent assurances by the Nigerian government that no one has been executed "in years".

Nigeria: Government misleads world about death penalty record - 17 December 2007

Amnesty International revealed today that secret executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons, despite recent assurances by the government that Nigeria

UN set for key death penalty vote - 9 December 2007

The world is set to take a giant leap towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide in a crucial UN vote.

Iran: Execution of child offender Makwan Moloudazdeh is a mockery of justice - 6 December 2007

Amnesty International condemns the execution, on 4 December 2007, of Makwan Moloudzadeh, an Iranian Kurdish child offender, following a grossly flawed trial for an off

Japan: Amnesty International condemns executions - 7 December 2007

Amnesty International strongly condemns and regrets the hanging of three men (FUKAWA Hiroki, FUJIMA Seiha, and IKEMOTO Noboru), in Japan today (7 December). These exec

Prevent execution of tortured woman - 10 December 2007

Iraq: Samar Sa'ad 'Abdullah faces the death sentence after, she says, she was tortured by the police.

Temporary reprieve for Iranian child offender - 18 July 2007

The execution of 18-year-old Sina Paymard, which was planned to take place on 17 July, has been postponed.

UN adopts landmark decision on global moratorium on executions - 15 November 2007

Today's call for a global moratorium on executions by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee is an "historic resolution and major step towards the abolition

Breakthrough UN resolution on global moratorium on executions - 15 November 2007

A call was made for a global moratorium on executions by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee.

Stop the death penalty: Worldwide abolition now - 31 October 2007

Three men who escaped the death penalty joined forces in New York to campaign for a global abolition of this irreversible punishment.