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BENIN: DEATH SENTENCES OF FOURTEEN PRISONERS COMMUTED

Amnesty International today welcomed the commutation of the death sentences of 14 death row prisoners, by the authorities in Benin, as a sign of the country’s commitment to the abolition of the death penalty. The prisoners – 10 Beninese, two Nigerians, one Togolese and one Ivorian – were the last remaining people on death row in Benin. They had all been languishing on death row, under grim conditions, for between 18 to 20 years.

Date:
9 March 2018
Ref:
ACT 50/8015/2018
  • News
  • Africa
  • Death Penalty

Why Gambia’s progress should spur abolition of the death penalty in Africa

Not so long ago, abolition of the death penalty in Gambia seemed like a pipe dream. In August 2012, under the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh, nine prisoners were executed in one night. Not even their families or lawyers were notified beforehand, while the UN described the killings as “arbitrary”. Yet last month, on the 53rd anniversary of the country’s independence on 18 February, President Adama Barrow announced an official moratorium on executions as a step towards abolition of the death penalty.

Date:
7 March 2018
  • News
  • Africa
  • Armed Conflict

State-sponsored hate spurs new era of social activism

The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalize massive discrimination against marginalized groups, Amnesty International warned today as it launched its annual assessment of human rights. Nevertheless, the organization found that a growing movement of both first-time and seasoned activists campaigning for social justice provides real hope of reversing the slide towards oppression.

Date:
22 February 2018
  • Research
  • Iran
  • Torture and other ill-treatment

Iran: Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran amid worsening human rights record

Written Statement to UN Human Rights Council thirty-seventh session: Amnesty International is concerned at the scale of human rights violations in Iran perpetrated against the backdrop of the country’s improving relations with the international community. The Iranian authorities have continued to use the death penalty against juvenile offenders at a pace that appears to be accelerating; heavily suppressed freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly; and imposed increasingly harsh prison sentences against peaceful activists and human rights defenders.

Date:
20 February 2018
Ref:
MDE 13/7905/2018
  • News
  • Botswana
  • Death Penalty

Botswana: Execution of prisoner is an appalling step backwards

In response to the hanging of 28-year-old Joseph Tselayarona for the 2010 murder of his girlfriend and three-year-old son, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, said: “Joseph’s execution is a step back for Botswana and it shows the government’s contempt for life. The death penalty is an abhorrent punishment and should never be used in any circumstances. “While many countries in the region are moving away from this cruel form of punishment, Botswana is regressing.

Date:
19 February 2018
  • News
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Disappearances

Yemen: Huthi court sentences three to death after enforced disappearance and alleged torture

A woman and two men were forcibly disappeared, ill-treated and given a patently unfair trial before being sentenced to death by a court in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana’a for allegedly aiding an enemy country, Amnesty International’s research has found. The organization said the case was the latest example of the Huthis using the judiciary to settle political scores amid the ongoing armed conflict with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition supporting the UN-recognized government of Yemen.

Date:
15 February 2018
  • News
  • Death Penalty

South Sudan: Quash death sentence for former opposition spokesman

Commenting on reports that James Gatdet Dak, the former spokesman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – In Opposition (SPLM-IO), has been sentenced to death for treason, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: “Gatdet’s sentence is completely unacceptable and must be quashed immediately. The death penalty is an abhorrent punishment and should never be used in any circumstances.

Date:
13 February 2018
  • Research
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Censorship and Free Speech

Saudi Arabia must take immediate steps to address concerns of UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism: Statement to the UN Human Rights Council

At its 37th regular session, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) will consider the report of the former Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism concerning his visit to Saudi Arabia from 20 April to 4 May 2017. Amnesty International welcomes the preliminary findings of the former Special Rapporteur, and commends the mandate for its continuing engagement with the Saudi Arabian authorities.

Date:
13 February 2018
Ref:
MDE 23/7760/2018