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The increasing number of executions in Singapore has been condemned by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI).  10 death row inmates have been executed since 30 March 2

Bangkok, Paris, 17 March 2022. The Thai government failed to address international concerns by refusing to accept key human rights (...)

The IBAHRI condemns the increasing number of executions in Singapore, with 10 death row inmates having been executed since 30 March 2022, following a two-year hiatus.

Korean Bishops’ Justice and Peace Committee has joined others in terming it unconstitutional and ineffective in curbing crimes

“It’s high time to bring back the death penalty,” says Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao.

Targeting of journalists is part of a widespread and systematic assault on the right to free expression and access to information in Yemen.

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) commends the Republic of Kazakhstan for its ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP2), aiming at the abolition of the death penalty without reservation. With the ICCPR-OP2 entering into force today, 24 June 2022, Kazakhstan becomes the 90th State Party to it.

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema called for the death penalty to be abolished in Zambia and pardoned thousands of individuals.

Kazakhstan’s Central Referendum Commission has announced the preliminary official results of the nationwide referendum on the adoption of amendments and

Kazakhstan’s Central Referendum Commission has announced the preliminary official results of the nationwide referendum on the adoption of amendments and additions to the country’s Constitution proposed earlier this year by the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan