Amnesty International is appalled by the mass execution of 29 men in Tehran’s Evin Prison on 27 July 2008. Their deaths brought the number of executions carried out so far this year to 187. In 2007, more executions were carried out in Iran – 317 – than in any other country except China. Yet the Weiterlesen
Liberia muss Todesstrafengesetz zurücknehmen
Amnesty International condemned the signing by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of a law calling for the death penalty for anyone convicted of armed robbery, terrorism or hijacking offences if these crimes result in death. The organization called on President Johnson-Sirleaf to repeal the law. Amnesty International said that the law directly violates Liberia’s obligations under Weiterlesen
Liberia: Präsidentin muss Veto gegen Todesstrafengesetz einlegen
Following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to veto the bill. “The surest way to address crime is to strengthen the criminal justice system and the capacity of law enforcement agencies – not to carry out state killings, Weiterlesen
Iran: Protest gegen die Todesstrafe für Jugendliche
Today 24 international and regional human rights organizations called on Iranian authorities to spare four youths facing execution and to stop imposing the death penalty for crimes committed by juvenile offenders – persons who commit crimes while under the age of 18, and to uphold their international obligation to enforce the absolute prohibition on the Weiterlesen