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- OCTOBER 9, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
on the eve of the 'World Day Against the Death Penalty’, Amnesty International (AI) undertook a silent march from
- OCTOBER 8, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF BULGARIAN AND PALESTINIAN MEDICS ON DEATH-ROW IN LIBYA
adopting in Strasbourg the report by British Labour MEP Tony Lloyd, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly urged Libya to release, or at least guarantee a fair trial, to the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor accused of contaminating 4
- OCTOBER 8, 2005Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE. AMNESTY MOBILIZES SUPPORT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International was mobilizing support to pressure the government of Sierra Leone to abolish the death penalty. Brima Sheriff, Acting Section Director Amnesty International (AI)-Sierra Leone Section made the disclosure to journalists at a press brie
- OCTOBER 7, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
Liberian law includes the possibility of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT COMMUTES STUDENT'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Andhra Pradesh High Court, India, commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of Yelchuri Manohar, a 24 year old student convicted of murdering his classmate.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY. PROTOCOL NO. 6 TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVED
Turkey’s Parliament passed the Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND
the Malda fast track court, India, sentenced to death Chandana Mandal after she was found guilty of killing her husband.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO GO FURTHER WITH DEATH PENALTY REFORMS
Amnesty International urged China to accelerate reforms aimed at reducing use of the death penalty after a senior court official said new courts would be set up to review death sentences.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Huntsville, Ronald Ray Howard was executed for fatally shooting a state trooper
in Huntsville, Ronald Ray Howard was executed for fatally shooting a state trooper
- OCTOBER 6, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a Pashtun tribesman...
it was reported that a Pashtun tribesman who fell in love with and "married" a 16-year-old boy provoked outrage among Islamic leaders with his "unholy union".
- OCTOBER 5, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUSHARRAF LIFE ATTEMPT
a Pakistani military court sentenced four air force staff to death and two to life in jail on for their involvement in an al Qaeda-inspired assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf in 2003.
- OCTOBER 5, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. COURT OVERTURNS PENRY’S DEATH SENTENCE
Johnny Paul Penry, a convicted killer whose case stirred national debate over whether mentally retarded inmates should be executed had his death sentence overturned for the third time.