Vatsa was summarily executed alongside nine others by the Babangida government over allegations of coup plotting.

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...

The M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The UN rights office warned the situation in eastern DRC was ...

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Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

“On one level, this seems designed to invite courts to push back because much of it is illegal and the overall message is a boundless view of executive power,” said Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A federal district court denied a motion from a death row inmate to halt his execution which is set for Friday night. Marion Bowman Jr., 44, filed a motion for a preliminary ...