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Lapuran Khusus: Hukuman mati

Memperingati Hari Anti Hukuman Mati Internasional tanggal 10 Oktober.

Indian court fighting against a tide of death sentences

India’s trial courts are issuing more death sentences as capital punishment becomes an option for more crimes. But their highest court is pushing back.

Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

Lapuran Khusus: Hukuman mati

Memperingati Hari Anti Hukuman Mati Internasional tanggal 10 Oktober.

(more…)

Indian court fighting against a tide of death sentences

India’s trial courts are issuing more death sentences as capital punishment becomes an option for more crimes. But their highest court is pushing back.

(more…)

Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

(more…)

How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.

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Death penalty abolitionists hit their hardest converts to date

Capital punishment has fewer practitioners than ever before, but the momentum of the abolitionist movement may be halted by some committed to the death penalty.

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Foreign women bear the brunt of Malaysia’s harsh drug laws

Malaysia’s strict drug trafficking laws see foreign women disproportionately put on death row.

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Eight reasons why the US still has the death penalty

A messy mix of politics, punishment, religion and tradition result in the death penalty having a secure future in the USA.

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