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

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

The execution of an inmate on Thursday by Taiwan, marking the first death penalty carried out by the island’s authorities in five years, has sparked condemnation from rights groups.

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

Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union ...

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

Treachery carries the death penalty for those convicted ... but he has never been convicted of a crime. Amnesty International has called for the 68-year-old’s release, saying his “abduction clearly ...

A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elec ...

"Dad, they gave us the verdict. Mine is the death penalty. Don't tell Mum anything," his father recalled, reiterating his son's innocence. Later, opposition activist group 1500 Tasvir published an ...

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.

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 ...