Sandra Smith was the last woman to be hanged in South Africa, executed alongside her boyfriend Yassiem Harris on the gallows of Pretoria Central Prison in June 1989. The Crime To make ends meet, Sandra Smith and Yassiem Harris tried renting video cassette recorders from rental shops and then selling them, but this scam did … Read more
This is a listing of the reported and confirmed female hangings worldwide during the period September 1988 to March 2025. 225 these women were put to death for murder, 83 for drug offences, two for prostitution, 11 for terrorism, one for brothel keeping and one for “moral corruption” and one for espionage. The crimes of the others were … Read more
This is a tribute to the amazing courage of so many young women during World War II who were put to death for plotting and fighting against the Nazis—as resistance fighters, partisans, and activists in towns and concentration camps. It is estimated that more than 4,000 women of various ages were hanged by Nazi forces … Read more
Post-War Trials and Sentencing Many of the staff from the Nazi concentration camps were arrested and tried for murder and acts of brutality against their prisoners after World War II. Some 3,600 women worked in the concentration camps, and around 60 stood trial before War Crimes Tribunals between 1945 and 1949. Of these, 21 were … Read more
The British Commonwealth comprises 54 member countries (Zimbabwe withdrew in 2003 having been previously suspended), with a combined population of nearly 1.8 billion people, representing some 30% of the world’s population. It contains countries with huge populations as well as those with very tiny ones. Capital punishment is still on the statute book or used … Read more
