World Day against Death Penalty

World Day against the Death Penalty: 11 countries execute for drug-related crimes

The death penalty continues to be used as a tool in the so-called “war on drugs”, with an alarming number of states across the globe executing people convicted on drug-related charges, in clear violation of international law, Amnesty International said ahead of the World Day against the Death Penalty.

Death Penalty: USA, Pakistan among countries that continue to execute people with mental and intellectual disabilities

New Delhi, India: Countries around the world continue to sentence to death or to execute people with mental and intellectual disabilities, in clear violation of international standards, Amnesty International said today on the World Day against the Death Penalty.

OCT 10 – World Day against Death Penalty: India must commute death setnences of all prisoners at risk of Execution: Amnesty

New Delhi, India (October 10, 2013): According to a press statement sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by the Amnesty International India [a]t least 23 people in India are at risk of execution.