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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTYHANGING OF 42 PRISONERS IN IRAQ RAISES CONCERN OVER FLAWED DUE PROCESS – UN RIGHTS CHIEF
The mass hanging of 42 prisoners on September 24 in a prison in southern Iraq raises massive concerns over the country's use of the death penalty, the UN human rights chief said.
DECEMBER 19, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: UNITED NATIONS CONFIRM THE REQUEST OF A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The General Assembly of the United Nations confirmed the demand for an end to the death penalty by the vote of a new resolution calling on states to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the practice. This is the sixth pro-morator
DECEMBER 19, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYUN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REBUKES IRAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
Today the international community firmly denounced a wide range of human rights violations in Iran.
OCTOBER 7, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYCAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOES NOT REDUCE TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day against the Death Penalty,
JULY 12, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTYUN ORDERS MALDIVES TO DELAY IMPLEMENTING DEATH SENTENCE ON HUMAAM
United Nations has ordered Maldives to delay implementing death sentence on Humaam.
JUNE 23, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: DRUGS AGENCY REPORT IGNORES GLOBAL DRUG EXECUTION CRISIS
A new report by the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) fails to mention the use of the death
- APRIL 19, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN: WORLD'S NATIONS URGED TO SHIFT FOCUS ON DRUG PROBLEM
World governments at a UN meeting on the global drug problem were urged to move away from repression, abolish the death penalty for drug offenses and step up treatment.
APRIL 14, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYUN: ZEID CALLS FOR AN END TO EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG OFFENCES IN IRAN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein appealed to Iran to halt executions for
- DECEMBER 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
UN DOUBLES IRAN DRUG FUNDING DESPITE EXECUTION SURGE
- NOVEMBER 5, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN GROUP: TERROR FIGHT NO EXCUSE FOR RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
A U.N. watchdog group has accused Iraq of violating the human rights of its citizens in the name of
- OCTOBER 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
U.N. CONDEMNS IRAN'S EXECUTION OF MINORS, NOTES 'WORRYING TREND'
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Iran's execution of two minors last week,
OCTOBER 7, 2015United NationsDEATH PENALTYUSING THE DEATH PENALTY TO FIGHT DRUG CRIMES VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW, UN RIGHTS EXPERTS WARN
“Executions for drug crimes amount to a violation of international law and are unlawful killings,” the United