Larry Flynt opposes death penalty for his shooter, Joseph Paul Franklin, who is scheduled
Two Somali military soldiers were sentenced to death after a court session hearing was held
The Papua New Guinea government has strongly objected to comments by the European
The Iranian regime executed at least 15 people at the central prison of Zahedan city in Balochistan
In Lebanon, Head of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Michel Moussa called
China’s top judicial official, Zhou Qiang, called on courts to “dare to stick to the truth” at a seminar in Beijing.
According to the state run news agency Fars one prisoner was hanged early in the morning in the
William Frederick Happ, 51, White, was executed in Florida. He was the first inmate to be executed
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko fully justifies the use of the death penalty in his country
In Iran, a prisoner was found to be alive 24 hours after being hanged and declared dead.
In Zimbabwe, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa says
In Nigeria, two persons were sentenced to death by hanging by an Asaba High Court, having been
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