Many countries continue to have the death penalty in place. Here are 4 actions you can take right now to defend the rights of people around the world.
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Malaysia: Move to abolish mandatory death penalty is ‘welcome step’ in right direction
Responding to the announcement that Malaysia’s Cabinet has decided to work towards abolishing the mandatory death penalty, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director Katrina Jorene Maliamauv said: “We applaud the government’s decision to abolish the mandatory death penalty and to grant judges discretion in sentencing. It’s a welcome step in the right direction, and we urge …
Global Death Penalty Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2021
The resort to the death penalty by a minority of states was on the rise in 20
Singapore: Imminent double execution of Malaysian men must be halted
Responding to the news that Singapore authorities have set the execution dates of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam and another Malaysian man for next week, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Erwin van der Borght said: “The planned execution of two Malaysian men in Singapore next week, both convicted of drug-related offences, is unconscionable. But it is not too …
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Death penalty case: A man’s life – and Singapore’s reputation – are in the balance
The life of a man on death row, and Singapore’s human rights reputation including its treatment of persons with disabilities, are in the balance.
Egypt: Retry 36 men facing execution following unfair trials by emergency courts
Despite the lifting of Egypt’s state of emergency, at least 36 men remain at risk of execution following convictions by grossly unfair emergency courts.
Singapore: Halt ‘despicable’ and unlawful execution of Malaysian national
Singapore must halt plans to execute a Malaysian man who is due to be hanged next week on drug charges, Amnesty International said today.
Iran: Halt imminent execution of young man arrested at 17
The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the planned execution of a young man who was sentenced to death for a crime that took place when he was a child, following a grossly unfair trial marred by torture-tainted “confessions”, Amnesty International said today. Arman Abdolali was moved to solitary confinement in Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj in preparation …
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Report: World Day Against the Death Penalty 2021
The release of Amnesty International’s report, 2021 World Day Against the Death Penalty: the additional burden of the death penalty on women.
USA: Two men face execution by electric chair in South Carolina
Amnesty International Australia has written to Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, with grave concerns about the upcoming execution of two men in South Carolina, USA. If carried out, the executions will end a ten-year hiatus in executions in South Carolina, marking a disturbing return to a deeply flawed practice in the state. These two men …
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