Five years after Canada deported a man to Pennsylvania,...

Five years after Canada deported a man to Pennsylvania, with the full knowledge he was headed for death row, the federal government asked that the death penalty not be carried out against convicted killer Roger Judge. The request came after the Canadian government was criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Committee for deporting Judge. In August, the UN committee ruled that countries like Canada that have abolished the death penalty were obliged to protect life in all circumstances. "Thus, they may not remove, either by deportation or extradition, individuals from their jurisdiction if it may be reasonably anticipated they will be sentenced to death, without ensuring the death sentence will not be carried out."