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- OCTOBER 19, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF TEMPLE KILLINGS
a Chinese farmer was sentenced to death for the murder of 10 people in a Taoist temple in north-west China. Qiu Xinghua, 47, was found guilty of the murders at the Tiewadian temple in Ankang, in the country's Shaanxi province.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for...
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for the 1995 robbery-murder of a convenience store clerk, committed suicide this morning at the Texas death row in Livingston.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH TREATMENT OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), expressed deep concern over how the authorities were dealing with prisoners on death row.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: POLITICAL PARTIES APPROVE SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY FROM PENAL CODE
the forum for political parties unanimously approved the scrapping of the death penalty from the country's penal code, in what it said would "serve the interest of the Rwandan society and give a true meaning life."
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE INTO LIFE TERM
the Peshawar High Court, Pakistan...
OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER WILL OF PARLIAMENT, CHAMBER PRESIDENT BERTINOTTI
“I consider as very important the unanimous position taken by the Foreign Commission of the Chamber of Deputies regarding the UN moratorium on capital executions. It is the second time in two and a half months that the Lower House has taken such a stance.
OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN REPLIES TO UNDERSECRETARY VERNETTI
Elisabetta Zamparutti, responsible for Hands Off Cain’s UN based initiatives, replies to Undersecretary Vernetti’s comments defining as “adventurous” the presentation of a pro-moratorium resolution at the ongoing UN General Assembly.
OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. RESOLUTION FOR UN MORATORIUM APPROVED AT LOWER HOUSE
the Foreign Commission of Italy’s Lower House approved a resolution for a UN moratorium on capital executions, despite government opposition.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
- OCTOBER 18, 2006DEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FLORIDA AND MISSISSIPPI EXECUTE ON SAME DAY
the states of Florida and Mississippi both executed convicted murderers by lethal injection.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. LAW MINISTRY OPPOSES CLEMENCY FOR KASHMIRI ON DEATH ROW
India's Law Ministry said there was no "compelling reason" to stop the hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim found guilty plotting a 2001 attack on parliament.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR GANG RAPE CONVICTS IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR
the legislative assembly of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region in Pakistan approved an amended Hudud bill under which capital punishment would be awarded to convicts involved in gang rape cases.