The execution of a Chinese scientist on Friday is the latest in a
series of executions that are going against the global trend towards a
moratorium on the death penalty.
Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second
resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the
United Nations on Thursday.
Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second
resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the
United Nations on Thursday.
In an important step towards making the African Union (AU) a totally death penalty-free zone, the African Commission calls on African States to observe a moratorium on the death penalty.
Wo Weihan, a 59-year-old medical scientist who was found guilty of
spying for Taiwan, was executed in China on Friday. His daughters and
his son-in-law describe how they felt about his killing.
Amnesty International invited the world to call on the Chinese government to deliver a positive and lasting human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics.
