The court ruled that the brutal killings, which stemmed from a property dispute, met the “rarest of rare” standard required for capital punishment ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A protestor looks on prior to the scheduled execution of Richard ...

In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can ...

FRANCISTOWN: The newly elected President of Botswana Duma Boko has consistently opposed the death penalty, which has been ...

Bangladesh's Attorney General proposed removing "secularism" and "socialism" from the Constitution, alongside the recognition ...

The execution marks the sixth known public execution since the Taliban’s return to power, reigniting international outrage over the group’s use of capital punishment and corporal punishment, which ...

The court ruled that the brutal killings, which stemmed from a property dispute, met the "rarest of rare" standard required ...

California's Constitution already prohibits so-called involuntary servitude, but an exception allows it to be used as a ...

Despite the urging of a private-sector panel, the government will not establish a commission to examine the death penalty, ...

His public execution in Hamedan highlights Iran's continued use of capital punishment for serious crimes. Authorities confirmed Salamat, aged 43, faced accusations from 200 women, making it the ...

The latest incident comes amid growing international concern over the use of capital punishment in the country since 2021, ...