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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Yemen. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Capital punishment is typically carried out by shooting , [ 3 ] and executions occasionally take place in public.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions. [1] In recent years there has been some improvement, with the government signing several international human rights treaties, and even appointing a woman, Dr. Wahiba Fara’a, to the role of Minister of the State of Human Rights.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthis said they had postponed the release of around 100 prisoners belonging to government forces to Sunday after it had previously been announced to take place on Saturday.
The complaints come in the wake of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice against Israel over its military campaign in Gaza after Hamas militants attacked southern ...
A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday ...
In Turkey, capital punishment was fully abolished in 2004 for all crimes. [4] In 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his right-wing government coalition partners agreed to a proposal that could see the death penalty restored in Turkey against anyone sentenced for terrorism. [5]
Yemen's Houthi Rebels have escalated their attacks since the Israel-Hamas war, vowing to attack all ships stopping at Israeli ports.