33-year old man sentenced to death for offering son as sacrifice in Ghana
An Accra High Court has sentenced to death a 33-year-old man for…
Ghana joins other African countries to abolish death penalty
Ghana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the…
Ghana begins process to abolish death penalty
Ghana is set to abolish the death penalty as Parliament prepares to…
Reactions as Uganda passes new anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
Uganda has implemented one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, drawing widespread Western…
Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms
Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory…
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for Kenya lawyer’s murder
A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former Kenyan policeman for…
Kenyan prisoners on death row weren’t deterred by the threat of the death penalty – study
Kenya’s last execution of a prisoner was in 1987. But the country…
Algeria: Amnesty International Appeals to Algeria to Annul Death Penalties
Amnesty International, on Monday January 9, 2023, called on Algerian authorities to annul…
American couple could face death penalty for allegedly torturing foster child in Uganda
An American couple living in Uganda accused of torturing their 10-year-old foster…
Algeria: Judiciary issues death penalty against 49 people
On Thursday, an Algerian court issued death sentences against 49 people charged…