executions

UN rights boss says has credible reports of Taliban executions

Independent U.N. human rights experts, in a joint statement, said that many people were in…

Egypt executes 9 prisoners, Amnesty International kicks

Those executed included an 82-year-old man in relation to the killing of 13 police officers…

Just in: President Buhari reacts to killing of Christians by ISWAP

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along…

Saudi Arabia executes 37 for terrorism

Saudi Arabia has executed 37 people who were convicted in terrorism-related cases, the Ministry of…

Global number of executions lowest in a decade – Amnesty

The number of global executions in 2018 dropped to the lowest in a decade, a…

Egypt denounces UN over executions criticism

Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on…

Amnesty says executions of Saudi Shi’ite Prisoners imminent

Amnesty International warned on Wednesday that the executions of 12 Saudi Shi’ite Muslim prisoners could…

US worried by summary executions in DRC

The U.S. Government has expressed deep concern over a video footage showing armed forces of…

North Korean leader kills 340

Kim Jong Un could be responsible for a record number of purges and executions since…

China, Iran leaders in state-ordered executions

There were more executions worldwide in 2015 than in any year since 1990 and almost…