Prosecutors in Arizona are seeking to execute a prisoner in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty after a ...

I was one of the religious leaders behind the scenes urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of people on federal ...

President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing in New York Friday for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business ...

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 ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to halt the planned execution of 170 ...

Anne Taylor asked the judge in a slew of motions to remove capital punishment as an option using the same legal playbook that ...

Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide ...

At least 901 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including about 40 in a single week in December, according to ...

Breaking news.  In a statement, the Commission said the landmark step is a significant milestone in Zimbabwe’s commitment to ...

Two prisoners who are among the 37 federal inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by President Joe Biden have taken an unusual stance.

President Biden pardoned the death sentences of 37 people on death row in federal prisons. These folks will remain in prison without chance of parole. He has been both praised and pilloried for his ...