the seven accused in the Narsingdi Seven Murder Case were given death

China said it would ratify the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at an

Hands Off Cain asks China to provide data on the number of people sentenced to death and the number of executions performed.

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vetoed a bill that would

Marco Pannella decided to change his thirst strike, which lasted for eight days, to a hunger strike.

Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a

this evening authorities in the Kangra district, in northern India, arrested and detained more than 100 participants of the “March to Tibet” for ten hours.

a gay teenager who faces the death penalty if he is forced to return to Iran won a

more than 60 peers have signed a letter to the Home Secretary urging the UK

the European Parliament approved the urgent resolution promoted by the Radical

Marco Pannella’s hunger and thirst strike reached the seventh day, done to gain respect for promises made and for international rights.

a Christian man was hanged in Pakistan, after being