Barbados is to abolish the mandatory death penalty before the end of the year in keeping with an Inter-

As they have for more than 5 decades, California voters overwhelmingly support

Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning.

Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sent Indian national Munuswamy Sundar

Bahrain's special security court sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman

One man was hanged in the city of Sari, northern Iran, early in the morning reported

North Korea has liberalized its Criminal Code reducing the crime list for the capital punishment

Iran has hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the eastern city of Zabol, local media reported

a man convicted of killing a young woman and her 3-year-old brother after his offer

a Sudanese man facing execution in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of murdering a

One prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qom (south of Tehran) early in the morning, reported the Iranain state media.

China has made strides in protecting the human rights of prison inmates in recent years, including