Freedom of Religion and Belief
Apostasy & death penalty: Over 90 NGOs and individuals against death penalty Jubilee Campaign (10.10.2022) – Website – On 10th October 2022, over 90 individuals and organisations have signed a Charter calling on countries which continue mandate the death penalty...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Ashfaq Masih: another Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan Claiming during a commercial dispute that he “follows only Jesus” and does not give discounts to members of Sufi ascetic orders was enough for getting a capital sentence. By Daniela Bovolenta...
Human Rights in the World
Death penalty to be abolished in Malaysia Following a debate that began in 2018, Malaysia’s cabinet agreed to reform the country’s criminal justice system. About 73 per cent of people on death row were convicted for drug offences. Other Southeast Asian countries...
Human Rights in the World
Japan carries out first death row executions since 2019 Euronews (21.12.2021) – https://bit.ly/32eF3vC – Japan executed three death row inmates on Tuesday, applying the death penalty for the first time since December 2019. “Three death row inmates...
Human Rights in the World
Call for the release of Habib Asyoud, a Swedish citizen arrested in Turkey and extradited to Iran Over a dozen human rights NGOs launch a petition to be addressed to the Iranian authorities HRWF (01.12.2021) – In response to the fabricated...
