Death penalty for child rapists
The Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR entered into force for Zambia on 19 March 2025, three months after date of deposition of the accession instruments.
A judge in Pakistan on March 27, 2025 sentenced to death a Muslim who murdered a 20-year-old Christian in the presence of his family members, sources said.
The Colombo High Court on April 3, 2025 sentenced to death a person who was found guilty of being in the possession of over 16 grams of heroin and drug trafficking.
A local court in Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) on March 18, 2025 sentenced two persons including a woman to death in connection with a 10-month-old murder case in Nanmai village under Karhal police station limits.
The Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on March 27, 2025 sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery.
