The Minister of Safety and Security said his ministry is worrisome of the trends posed by the increase of criminal incidences, which are currently bringing fear and insecurity amongst the country's law-abiding citizens.Immanuel Ngatjizeko further said the increase of criminal incidences may also create an unfavourable situation for both local and foreign investors who want to invest their money for the country's socio-economic development.The Minister said this on Tuesday in the National Assembly (NA) in his motivation speech of his Ministry's Vote 06 of the operations of th

The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. India, Japan, Pakistan and Gambia, all countries which had not put people to death for some time, resumed executions last year, and there was an "alarming escalation" in executions in Iraq, the rights group said in its annual survey of the death penalty.

Mexico City, Mar 29 (EFE).- Amnesty International is calling for a "complete and impartial" investigation into the shooting deaths in northern Mexico of two young people who perished earlier this month at the hands of army troops. In a statement, the London-based rights group said the relatives of the victims, who fear their loved ones may have been targeted in a reprisal attack, "are calling for a thorough investigation amid signs they may have been tortured and illegally executed."

Campaigners welcomed a toughening of laws in India Wednesday for sex crimes but said they were not enough to tackle a crisis underpinned by cultural attitudes, including from "sexist" lawmakers. India's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill increasing punishment for sex offenders, including the death penalty if a victim dies, three months after the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in Delhi sparked nationwide protests.