The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Taliban’s latest public execution of a convicted murderer, which took place at a sports stadium in eastern Afghanistan’s ...

'Eye for an eye' Public executions were common during the Taliban's first rule from 1996 to 2001, but according to an AFP ...

India’s Supreme Court released a ruling on Wednesday finding that the country’s authorities cannot use demolition of properties as punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes. It set stringent ...

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