The panel, established in February at the initiative of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, also said abolishing the ...

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

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 ...

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 jury of seven women and five men told Judge James Arguelles that they were split on whether Adel Sambrano Ramos should be ...

In contrast, Biden has a mixed record on capital punishment. Unlike his predecessor, he has not carried out any federal ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty and undo the Biden-Harris administration's moratorium ...

The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch ...

Human rights groups have voiced growing alarm over Iran's escalating use of capital punishment, particularly against ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of Texas is weighing whether death row inmate Robert Roberson — whose capital punishment ...

The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is allegedly discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and ...