Story highlights According to human rights groups, 14 people are awaiting execution by firing squadIndonesia insists the nation's drug situation requires tough measuresJakarta (CNN) Indonesia is set to execute more drug convicts this week, according to the country's Attorney General. Human Rights Watch has called on President Joko Widodo, also known as "Jokowi," to commute the sentences of at least 14 inmates -- including a number of foreign nationals -- for drug trafficking. The office of Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo has not released details about this round of executions, but preparations are underway at the Nusakambangan prison island in Cilacap, West Java. "President Jokowi should acknowledge the death penalty's barbarity and avoid a potential diplomatic firestorm by sparing the lives of the 14 or more people facing imminent execution," said Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement released Wednesday"Jokowi should also ban the death penalty for drug crimes, which international law prohibits, rather than giving the go-ahead for more multiple executions."

Source: CNN July 28, 2016 08:15 UTC