THE POINT: The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual toll is growing – and Donald Trump wants to increase its use. The good news: Zimbabwe has just banned the ...

China said on Thursday it acted "in accordance with the law" despite condemnation from Canada over the execution of four Canadian citizens in recent weeks. Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told ...

ROME — More people were put to death last year — 5,628 — than in either of the previous two years, with China alone accounting for 5,000 executions, an anti-death penalty group reported Thursday. The ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Amnesty International criticised China on Tuesday for failing to reveal the number of people it executed last year, which the rights group estimates is more than the rest of the ...

MP calls for ‘legally binding referendum’ as new poll shows more Britons support bringing back capital punishment than oppose ...

Earlier today, Chinese television aired two hours of footage showing the final preparations for the execution of four men, including the man some considered China's Osama bin Laden. It was the first ...

The healthcare community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ today. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff University, says doctors must refuse to ...