Taiwan High Court on 11 November 2021 issued a ruling resentencing a woman facing the death penalty to life in prison for the murders of her two children, citing the perpetrator's depression and remorse.
Read everythingLow age of victims in rape-and-murder cases has not been considered as the "only or sufficient factor by this court" for imposing the death penalty, the Supreme Court said on 10 November 2021.
Read everythingThe Hamas military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced on 8 November 2021 three residents to death, two of them for collaborating with Israeli intelligence and one for drug trafficking.
Read everythingSingapore’s High Court on 8 November 2021 suspended the scheduled execution of a Malaysian man believed to be mentally disabled until an appeal is heard, amid pleas from the international community and rights groups.
Read everythingA district court in Bahraich, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced 20-year-old Phoolchand Kanaujia to death after seven months of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl, News Track reported on 7 November 2021.
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