THE world has seen its deadliest year for executions in a decade, with Iran and China crowned the worst globally. Various ...

Isolation was a particularly cruel punishment which could make things worse and many sanctions 'serve no purpose', she said. Julie said "Things go wrong for children like Kian and they can be failed.

Collective punishment - defined as an action taken against a group in response to an act committed by individuals thought to be part of that group - is a war crime.

Omer Shatz, a French lawyer of Israeli origin who filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against 8 Israelis for “incitement to genocide,” argued that the crime of ...

For reference, Everest has an elevation of 8,848m (29,000 feet). It's been described as the 'sadistic torture race', as competitors have to endure different terrains, steep hills, and torrid weather.

Inmates deserve a fair trial if they break the rules while incarcerated, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a six-three judgment, the high court said Friday the standard of "proof of guilt ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still, she says the two cannot coexist.

Players haven't truly played a roguelike if they haven't died. This is a genre that thrives on difficulty, where the punishment for underestimating an enemy or simple bad luck is often severe.

In footage shared by the International Space Station on X, Ivan Vagner, a Russian cosmonaut, donned an “alien” mask as his fellow astronauts – including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni ...

arguing that the church supported the death penalty for more than 2,000 years and quoting St. Thomas Aquinas in support of capital punishment in medieval Europe. “Some in the church have made ...