The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

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Punjab's government is consulting legal experts to draft a law for stricter punishment for sacrilege against religious ...

The editors condemned the senseless killings of victims, even where ransom payments have been made, describing such acts as ...

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Vietnam has officially removed the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, including embezzlement, bribery, and the ...

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In Delhi's Ashok Nagar, a 19-year-old woman died. She was allegedly pushed from her rooftop. The suspect, known to the victim ...

Where capital punishment is used such mistakes cannot be put right. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims.