Human Rights
,International
,Juveniles
,Oct 29, 2020
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to use the death penalty against people accused of crimes committed as juveniles, despite a royal decree claiming to ban that practice, human rights organizations and defense lawyers have cha…
Human Rights
,International
,Dec 05, 2022
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and a coalition of more than 30 non-governmental organizations have condemned the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a series of executions for drug crimes carried out in violat…
Human Rights
,International
,Religion
,Mar 16, 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed 81 people on March 12, 2022, the largest mass execution in the modern history of the country, eliciting outrage from United Nations and non-governmental human rights organizations.
International
,Juveniles
,Apr 14, 2020
NEWS (4/14/20) — Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has carried out its 800th execution under the five-year reign of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, according to reports by the human rights groups European-Saudi Organisation for Human Ri…
Human Rights
,International
,Mar 06, 2024
In the aftermath of Idaho’s failed execution of Thomas Creech and Texas’ execution of Ivan Cantu on February 28, the European Union released a statement expressing its regret and reiterating it…
Human Rights
,International
,Apr 03, 2024
Georgia’s execution of Willie Pye – the state’s first in more than four years – garnered criticism from the European Union. “Although the European Union and its…
Human Rights
,International
,Methods of Execution
,Feb 07, 2024
United StatesThe January 25,
Human Rights
,International
,Jan 24, 2024
The University of Oxford Death Penalty Research Unit, in collaboration with several human rights nonprofits, recently launched a database of foreign nationa…
