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Judges facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia for being too soft on human rights

Ten male judges have been hit with high treason charges - a crime punishable by death in repressive Saudi Arabia - after confessing to being too "lenient" in human rights cases

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023

Gay activist says Uganda LGBTQ community 'in shock' at new law

Members of Uganda's LGBTQ community are in shock and fear being arrested after parliament passed a new law that makes it a crime to identify as gay, and imposes tough sentences that include the death penalty in certain cases, an activist said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

The countries where homosexuality is still illegal, as Uganda passes death penalty bill

It is illegal to be gay in 70 countries, nearly half of which are in Africa

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

Bill allowing death penalty for child rapists in Florida gets bipartisan support

A bill that would challenge existing Supreme Court precedent by allowing the death penalty for people who sexually batter young children moved through its first committee in the Florida Senate with a unanimous vote on Monday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row

The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

Amnesty International: Iran Forces Have Tortured Child Protesters

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, Amnesty International reported Thursday. Such acts include beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence, it said. Before releasing them, state agents often…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

South Carolina bill says women could face the death penalty for getting an abortion. Could it pass?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A House bill that potentially could sentence a woman to death for having an abortion has very low odds, or maybe no chance, of actually passing, South Carolina legislative leaders say.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution order

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing pushback from a victim’s sister and a county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner for his conviction in a 2002 killing

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Women Who Get Abortions Could Be Charged With Homicide Under South Carolina Bill

Plus: ACLU sues over low-flying helicopter during protests, Canada's Online News Act, and more...

Reason · Mar 15, 2023

GOP enters its '"raging misogynist" era

The GOP embraces a "raging misogynist" identity, backing controlling husbands and the death penalty for abortion

Salon · Mar 15, 2023