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UN experts: Iranian political prisoners being denied urgent medical treatment
Experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern on Thursday about the lack of medical treatment to two political prisoners in Iran who are at risk of dying in detention. The experts have urged the Irania (More) |
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UN urges death penalty moratorium in Somalia
The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged Somali authorities to place a moratorium on the death penalty. The UN recommended the moratorium citing its concern over judicial processes after a ma (More) |
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Federal judge allows challenge to death penalty secrecy to continue
On Thursday a federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri ordered that a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) may continue, despite the state's objection. The lawsuit is challenging a bill i (More) |
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Egypt passes new anti-terrorism law
The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law on Thursday in response to an attack on Cairo University . The new law is aimed at deterring the recent escalation of terrorist violence in Egypt during its transition following the ouster of (More) |
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Iran human rights lawyer summoned for questioning
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh , has been summoned by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry according to a post on her husband's Facebook page Tuesday. The summons are thought to be in response to a video posted online showing Sotoudeh gi (More) |
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Pakistan court charges Musharraf with high treason
A court in Pakistan on Monday charged former president Pervez Musharraf with high treason. If convicted, the former leader could face the death penalty. Musharraf pleaded not guilty to each of the charges against him, including unlawfully suspendi (More) |
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Rights group releases annual report on global executions
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released their annual report on death sentences and executions throughout the globe. The rights organization recorded that executions took place in 22 countries in 2013, an increase by one from 2012. Neither (More) |
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Oklahoma judge voids execution drug secrecy law
The Oklahoma County District Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s law preventing death row inmates from obtaining information about the drugs used in lethal injections violates the Oklahoma constitution. Judge Patricia Parrish found that t (More) |
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Oklahoma court delays executions due to lethal injection drug shortage
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday ruled that two inmate executions scheduled for March 20 and March 27 must be delayed for at least a month so that the state may have additional time to either procure the appropriate execution drug (More) |
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Uganda rights activists challenge anti-gay law in court
A group of Uganda rights activists on Tuesday petitioned the country's Constitutional Court to overturn a recent law criminalizing the promotion and recognition of homosexual relations. President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law last month, (More) |
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