Ghana’s parliament votes to abolish the death penalty
Accra, GhanaReuters Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. A girl walks past a flag of Ghana outside the Cape Coast Castle, in Ghana, on 28th July, 2019. PICTURE: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo No-one […]
King apologises for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander attends the National Remembrance Day of Slavery in the Oosterpark, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 1st July, 2023. PICTURE: Remko de Waal/Pool via Reuters The King was speaking […]
Essay: Julius Jones was spared by a governor who prayed. Let’s all now pray to end the death penalty.
Celebrating the commutation of Julius Jones’ death sentence in Oklahoma, US, last week, Christian anti-death penalty activist SHANE CLAIBORNE says the fight for Jones’ freedom – and abolition of the death penalty – goes on…
Sierra Leone parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Dakar, SenegalReuters Sierra Leone’s parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal the death penalty more than two decades after the West African country carried out its last execution. President Julius Maada Bio is expected to soon sign the bill into law, which will make Sierra Leone the 23rd African country to abolish capital punishment. Sierra […]
Essay: A former Confederate state just voted to abolish its death penalty. Here’s why that’s a big deal
SHANE CLAIBORNE, activist, author and co-director of Red Letter Christians, writes – in an article first published on Religion News Service – about why the US state of Virginia’s decision to abolish its death penalty is significant…
Essay: How one woman pulled off the first consumer boycott – and helped inspire the British to abolish slavery
TOM ZOELLNER, author of a new book about the end of slavery in the British Caribbean, looks at the impact of Elizabeth Heyrick in the battle for the abolition of slavery…
LIFE’S TOUGH QUESTIONS: CAN YOU BE A CHRISTIAN AND SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MATHEW SCHMALZ, associate professor of religion at College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the question of whether Christians should support the death penalty…
Catholic Church supports abolition of death penalty in Korea
South Korean Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung says the Catholic Church supports calls for the abolition of the death penalty in the country. Catholic news agency Agenzia Fides reports that cardinal, who is the Archbishop of Seoul, has welcomed a campaign led by the National Human Rights Commission which aims to officially abolish the death penalty. “For […]
KNOW IT ALL: DEATH PENALTY
DAVID ADAMS looks at some of facts concerning the use of the death penalty around the world…