January 22, 2026HRRC strongly condemns the increased use of the death penalty by certain states worldwide. Demonstrators against the death penalty stand outside the Moakley Federal Court in Boston, MA 2015. In Vietnam, the government has reduced the number of crimes that are punishable by death, while Zimbabwe eradicated capital punishment for ordinary crimes. Capital punishment – the legal killing of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. Ordinary crimes – crimes that are not extremely serious, such as theft or minor offences.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2026 19:46 UTC