The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates ...

Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

Landry’s decision is significant in part because until recently, Louisiana was part of a group I call the death penalty ...

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has for the second time in less that a year directed Tanzania to abolish the ...

Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford reportedly joked about bringing back the death penalty during a campaign speech at a London, Ont.

Could the death penalty be used as a punishment in Missouri for people charged with first-degree crimes of statutory rape or ...

Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says - At least 31 women and one ...

The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates Article 5 of the African Charte ...

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The execution of a rapist and murderer sparked debate, though public support for capital punishment remains high among ...

More than 80 percent of poll respondents in Japan agreed with the statement that having the death penalty for some crimes is "unavoidable." Many cited the feelings of victims and their families.

Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...