It is learnt that the leaders within the ruling Aam Aadmi Party were also divided on the issue of capital punishment.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government will table in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha a Bill mandating capital punishment for ...

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...

Where capital punishment is used such mistakes cannot be put right. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims.

Deterrence Capital punishment is often justified with the argument that by executing convicted murderers, we will deter would-be murderers from killing people. The arguments against deterrence ...

The sale of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen for £35m (£30m plus £5m in add-ons) has been finalised. Liverpool have ...

Reforms have been implemented in Texas and other states to avoid mistakes that send innocent people to death row. However, death penalty processes are not perfect. Mistakes will occur. Innocent people ...

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Attorneys for Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies filed a new petition asking the court to reconsider his competency due to ...

Vietnam has officially removed the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, including embezzlement, bribery, and the ...