Today, over two thirds of the world’s countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. Year after year, we can observe a downward trend in the number of death sentences and executions ...

There was a sharp rise in the number of known executions carried out around the world in 2023 – a 31% increase on the previous year and the most since 2015. Amnesty International compiles the ...

Every year, on 10 October, actors around the world come together to raise awareness around the death penalty and to call for its abolition in every country. This year, the International Federation for ...

Getty Images The Church will now work for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide The Church will now work with determination for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, a statement ...

Earlier this month, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, reiterated its call for the abolition of the death sentence. The ...

The organisation believes that China is the world's leading executioner, killing thousands of people every year. But because China does not release details about its use of the death penalty ...

Do we deserve to kill? I don’t think so. On today’s World Day Against the Death Penalty, I can think of countless reasons why we should all stand up against this inhuman and brutal form of ...

The European Union (EU) has insisted governments should move forward with abolishing the death penalty worldwide. “The EU will continue using all its available tools of diplomacy and cooperation ...

Lucia Masuka, head of Amnesty in Zimbabwe, said most countries in the world are moving away from the death penalty, and she urged African countries to follow suit. "It's time for all countries to ...