slamming the Madhya Pradesh Government for shoddy prosecution, the Indian Supreme Court acquitted
a dozen al-Qaida agents have been sentenced to be executed in Algeria after the trial of more than 100
the Gaza City-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights wrote a report on the death sentence by a military
responding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights demand to an end to hangings in
Iran hanged two men convicted of murdering a government official in the northern province of Gilan, the
Texas executed a former New York City hair stylist with a long criminal record for the robbery, rape and
About 120 Afghans are on death row and their fate rests with President Hamid Karzai, who has to approve any execution order.
a Chadian man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Ara
a Palestinian security official was sentenced to death by a Palestinian Authority military court
the Afghan government hanged six men for terrorism and murder.
three men were hanged in the central prison of Bushehr (south of Iran) the state run news agency Fars.
Australia will press for an international moratorium on capital punishment following the execution of the Bali
To Mr Volker Turk - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Ms. Mai Sato - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran
