Capital Punishment
About Capital Punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution.
Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions
... The drug, which renders a person unconscious and suppresses the nervous system, was one of three drugs in a cocktail widely used in executions, and the oldest drug to be approved for Capital Punishment...
Uganda's anti-LGBT laws: Man faces death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'
... Uganda has not carried out an execution since 2005, but Capital Punishment has not been abolished...
Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned
... Other countries, including Iran, Brunei, and Mauritania also impose Capital Punishment for insulting religion...
Singapore executes woman for the first time in 20 years
... Authorities argue that strict drug laws help keep Singapore as one of the safest places in the world and that Capital Punishment for drug offences enjoys wide public support...
Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
... Authorities argue that strict drug laws help keep Singapore as one of the safest places in the world and that Capital Punishment for drug offences enjoys wide public support...
Manipur: India police face scrutiny after women paraded naked
... Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh also issued a statement about the first arrest and demanding Capital Punishment for those involved...
Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
... " Last year Singapore hanged 11 people, all on drugs charges - The nation s stringent drug laws and use of Capital Punishment put it increasingly at odds with advanced nations and others in the region, activists say...
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
... Judges have retained discretion to impose Capital Punishment in exceptional cases...
