Amnesty International denounced Taiwan's execution of Huang Linkai on Thursday, calling the event a 'shameful setback' as it ...

On November 16, Besigye disappeared in Nairobi, Kenya, while attending a book launch of lawyer and local opposition ...

Taiwan executed a man for a 2013 murder, marking the first execution in five years. This decision has sparked criticism from ...

E-Ling Chiu, Amnesty International Taiwan’s director ... years of hard-fought progress towards the abolition of the death penalty. “The execution of Huang Linkai was carried out in violation ...

Amnesty international on Wednesday appealed to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to halt the executions of scores of people sentenced to death for belonging to criminal gangs.

A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, ...

Amnesty International has expressed grave concern over reports of more than 170 individuals being transferred to Angenga prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for execution. The transfers ...

This decision has sparked strong reactions from supporters and critics. Justice Minister Constant Mutamba announced that more ...

The Death Penalty Abolition Act stops courts from issuing death sentences unless during a state emergency. Amnesty International praises the act as historic but urges complete abolition of the death ...

Treachery carries the death penalty for those convicted ... But he’s never been convicted of a crime. Amnesty International has called for Besigye’s release, saying his “abduction clearly ...