In addition to this release, Pakistani activist M Aman Ullah who now resides in Australia, is available for comment. Aman has worked closely with lawyers for Shagufta and Shafqat and to bring attention to their case on a global stage.“In Pakistan blasphemy is a criminal offence which carries with it the death penalty. However, often, before that death penalty can even …
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USA: Texas man executed based on faulty theory
Quintin Jones, a black man, was executed on 19 May 2021. He was on death row in Texas, USA in connection with a murder in 1999 when he was just 20 years old. His execution is a reminder that we must all stand strong against the death penalty, an ultimate violation of human rights. The …
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Australia must help get Shafqat and Shagufta off death row in Pakistan
Amnesty International holds grave concerns for Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, a Christian couple who were convicted of ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan and sentenced to death in 2014. They have been in prison for the better part of eight years waiting for their appeal hearing, when they should not be in jail in the first place. …
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Australia must condemn Egypt after nine Ramadan executions
Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the Egyptian government’s decision to go forward with the execution of nine people, including an 82-year-old man, on 26 April this year. Amnesty International’s recently released annual report on death sentences and executions for 2020 saw Egypt as the third most frequent executioner internationally (following China and Iran), with …
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Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
Egypt tripled number of yearly executions China pursued the death penalty to crack down on offences related to Covid-19 prevention efforts Former US administration executed staggering 10 people in less than six months in 2020 Lowest number of executions recorded in a decade for third consecutive year The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were …
Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of the death penalty. While there was an overall trend of decline, some countries pursued or even increased the number of executions carried out, indicating a …
Amnesty International Global Death Penalty Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2020
In 2020, we recorded the lowest number of executions in over a decade. The world is getting closer to abolishing death penalty. 2021 cannot be a year of regression.
Three federal executions due before the end of the Trump Administration, FM Payne must act
Amnesty International Australia has asked the Australian government to intervene to stop the three scheduled federal executions in the US. Since resuming federal executions after 17 years last July 2019, the Trump administration has put to death a total of ten men and is pursuing a further three executions in its last weeks in office, …
Death penalty 2019: Saudi Arabia executed record number of people last year amid decline in global executions
Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International said in its 2019 global review of the death penalty published today. The Saudi authorities put 184 people to death last year, the highest number Amnesty has ever recorded in a single year in the country. …
Five reasons to abolish the death penalty
With the fourth anniversary of the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia fast approaching, we must continue to challenge the notion of “an eye for an eye”. Here are five reasons why. 1. You can’t take it back The death penalty is irreversible. Absolute judgments may lead to people paying for crimes …
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