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- JUNE 15, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. POLICE CHIEF COMES OUT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the death penalty has no place in Canada's criminal justice system, even when dealing with brutal killers such as Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair said at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the city's first jail and "h
- JUNE 15, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. DEMOCRATS SEEK DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
a group of Assembly Democrats has announced a plan to seek a moratorium on capitol punishment in California, citing the possibility of executing innocent people.
- JUNE 15, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGZHOU COURT SENTENCES TWO TAIWANESE WOMEN TO DEATH
the Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death two Taiwanese women
- JUNE 14, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. THREE MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED ON SAME DAY
according to “Jordan Times”, three men, convicted of murdering three people in three separate incidents, were executed at dawn at Swaqa correctional and rehabilitation center on June 14.
- JUNE 14, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED OVER DECISION TO RESUME HANGINGS
the Patrick Manning administration was warned that Trinidad and Tobago's reputation in the international community could be in jeopardy, if the government insisted on acting against a civilized judicial system.
- JUNE 14, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. FAMILIES OF AIDS VICTIMS REFUSE COMPROMISE ON FATE OF DEATH ROW MEDICS
the families of child victims of an AIDS epidemic in a Libyan hospital refused to consider any compromise concerning the fate of six foreign medics facing death sentences over the tainted blood scandal.
- JUNE 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PAKISTANI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Indonesian court sentenced Zulfikar Ali, a Pakistani national, to death for drug trafficking. Judges at a district court in Tangerang, southwest of Jakarta, ruled that Ali was guilty of trafficking 300 grams (10.5 ounces) of heroin.
- JUNE 14, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and sentence of Curtis Edward McCarty
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and sentence of Curtis Edward McCarty. McCarty has been convicted twice and sentenced to death 3 times in the case.
- JUNE 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TRADER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHITTAGONG FOR MURDER
a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, convicted Abdur Rashid, a trader, and sentenced him to death for the murder of another businessman.
- JUNE 13, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PACE PRESIDENT CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS BY THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), René van der Linden, strongly condemned the June 12 execution of four convicted murderers by the Palestinian Authority.
- JUNE 13, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BARS THE HANGING OF CONVICTED MURDERERS
High Court judge Ian Benjamin ordered that Trinidad and Tobago not carry out any executions for at least four days.
- JUNE 13, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. SUPREME COURT ORDERS NEW TRIAL FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate who said Texas prosecutors unfairly stacked his jury with whites, issuing a harsh rebuke to the state that executes more people than any other.