UN criticizes increased use of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed alarm over the increased use of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia, including increased use of torture to obtain confessions. According to...
An amendment to Chinese law abolishing the death penalty for 13 crimes passed in February by the standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) went into effect on Sunday. The list...
The standing committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday amended the national criminal law to remove 13 offenses from the list of crimes subject to the death penalty . Those removed are non-violent...
Libya government promises constitutional reforms following protests
The Libyan government is considering adopting a constitution and allowing greater freedoms, Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , announced Monday in a televised address following several days of protests. In the address, Saif al-Islam...
Despite substantial improvements China's civil and political rights remain stalled
Joshua Rosenzweig : The past several years have been frustrating ones for those who hoped that growing international engagement with China would result in improvements in human rights in...
UN rights council makes recommendations for US to improve record
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) issued recommendations Tuesday for the US to align its human rights policies and practices with international standards. The recommendations stem from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of...
Guatemala president vetoes legislation reinstating capital punishment
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vetoed legislation Thursday that would have reinstated the death penalty. Colom has stated that his government does not believe capital punishment improves a nation's security and has...
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty on Sunday marked the 8th World Day against the Death Penalty , specifically urging the US, Iran and China to end the death penalty . French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner...
China not considering eliminating death penalty for corruption
The National People's Congress never considered removing the death penalty as a punishment for corruption during the consideration of an amendment to the criminal code, legislator Chen Sixi stated Tuesday....
Police in China's Shanxi province in arrested seven individuals , including the executive of a dairy company, after that company's powdered milk was found to contain melamine, according to Monday reports. In 2008, melamine-tainted milk from...
