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- OCTOBER 30, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS PANEL URGES JAPAN TO END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Geneva-based Human Rights Committee urged Japan to consider abolishing the death penalty despite overall domestic public opinion in its favour.
- OCTOBER 30, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gregory Wright was executed today
USA - Texas. Gregory Wright was executed today
- OCTOBER 30, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In Torrance, Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold upheld the September 11 (see) jury's recommendation, and sentenced Barry Wendell Mosley to death.
USA - California. In Torrance, Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold upheld the September 11 (see) jury's recommendation, and sentenced Barry Wendell Mosley to death.
- OCTOBER 30, 2008IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Maxwell Hoffman, who spent nearly 20 years on Idaho's death row, was resentenced today to life in prison without parole
USA - Idaho. Maxwell Hoffman, who spent nearly 20 years on Idaho's death row, was resentenced today to life in prison without parole
OCTOBER 30, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER BEIJING COURT PRESIDENT GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
a former Beijing court president was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in China for bribery and embezzlement.
- OCTOBER 29, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, sentenced three 'extremists' to death in a sensational 1996 murder
- OCTOBER 29, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
in the Palestinian Authority, Gaza's highest court upheld the death sentence of four men charged with rape and murder
in the Palestinian Authority, Gaza's highest court upheld the death sentence of four men charged with rape and murder
- OCTOBER 29, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Prosecutor-General Yuriy Chayka said in an interview with the Komnata Otdykha TV programme that "the severity of punishment has never had any effect on the level of crime
Russian Prosecutor-General Yuriy Chayka said in an interview with the Komnata Otdykha TV programme that "the severity of punishment has never had any effect on the level of crime
- OCTOBER 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Azam Khan awarded the death sentence and a Rs 25000 fine each to two men
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Azam Khan awarded the death sentence and a Rs 25000 fine each to two men
- OCTOBER 29, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
although applications for leave to extend time were dismissed, a stay of execution was granted for Romeo ‘Buncum’ Cannonier,
although applications for leave to extend time were dismissed, a stay of execution was granted for Romeo ‘Buncum’ Cannonier,
- OCTOBER 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the state of Uttar Pradesh and directed the acquittal of two
the Indian Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the state of Uttar Pradesh and directed the acquittal of two
- OCTOBER 29, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP URGES ABBAS TO STAY PA EXECUTION
the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stay the death sentence for four men convicted of raping and murdering a young girl in Gaza City.