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- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BIHAR COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FATHER
a fast track court in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, India, awarded the death penalty to a man for killing his own father, court sources said.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Vidya Shankar Patel, the Additional District Judge (IV) of Kanpur City in India...
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN A-G DENIES CHANGE OF HEART ON DEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Attorney-General, Hendarman Supandji...
- OCTOBER 10, 2007UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE ALIGNS WITH EU CALL ON DEATH PENALTY
Ukraine aligned itself with a statement in which the European Union reiterates its call on the countries that still maintain the death penalty to work towards abolishing it.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
LAW COMMISION: DOWRY DEATH DOESN’T DESERVE DEATH SENTENCE
LAW COMMISION: DOWRY DEATH DOESN’T DESERVE DEATH SENTENCE
- OCTOBER 10, 2007European UnionDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. EUROPEAN UNION PUSHES FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM
“The European Union reiterates its longstanding position against the death penalty in
OCTOBER 10, 2007New ZealandDEATH PENALTYNEW ZEALAND BACKS WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
New Zealand is working with other countries
OCTOBER 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EXECUTIONS REACH 265 DEATHS IN A YEAR
Iran has executed 265 people in the past twelve months in a dramatic increase
OCTOBER 10, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. RADICALS SEEK PRO MORATORIUM MOBILISATION
the Radicals are asking for support in walking the last mile toward UN approval of the Moratorium on the death penalty by mid December. They held an outdoor press conference in Piazza Argentina, Rome, at one of the many stands used by the Radicals to col
OCTOBER 10, 2007FranceDEATH PENALTYFRANCE RATIFIES EUROPEAN RIGHTS CONVENTION PROTOCOL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
France formally agreed to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances when it ratified a provision of
OCTOBER 10, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA CLOSE TO ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY 'IN PRACTICE'
South Korea will be declared as having abolished the death penalty "in practice"
- OCTOBER 9, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a one-time death row inmate is out of jail. Rex Dean Penland...
a one-time death row inmate is out of jail. Rex Dean Penland...
- OCTOBER 9, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DISMAYED BY EXECUTION OF 15 IN AFGHANISTAN
Amnesty International condemned the executions of 15 people on Sunday, October 7, 2007 in Afghanistan.
- OCTOBER 9, 2007European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU REITERATES OPPOSITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the European Union (EU) reiterated its position against the death penalty...
- OCTOBER 9, 2007European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EU REITERATES OPPOSITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the European Union (EU) reiterated its position against the death penalty "under all circumstances."
OCTOBER 9, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS. 2 MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL GROUP SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Supreme Court of Belarus handed down death sentences
OCTOBER 9, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. ORGANS FROM DEATH ROW INMATES ONLY FOR FAMILY
China will no longer transplant organs from executed prisoners except for their immediate
OCTOBER 9, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYNEW YORK. APPEAL BY GLOBAL COALITION FOR MORATORIUM
the Press Conference for the Abolitionof the
OCTOBER 9, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTYHRW. CHINA SHOULD ISSUE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS BEFORE OLYMPICS
China should impose a moratorium on all executions as a goodwill gesture before
- OCTOBER 8, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: LABOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR BALI BOMBERS
the Australian Labor Party attacked Prime Minister John Howard for supporting the death penalty for the Bali bombers as it launched a campaign to stop all executions in Asia.
OCTOBER 8, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN WANTS TO TRANSFER 16 AFGHAN CHILDREN SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTION IN IRAN
the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that 16
OCTOBER 8, 2007DEATH PENALTYCHINA. TIBETAN MAN EXECUTED
according to reports received by ICT, a Tibetan named
- OCTOBER 7, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. 15 EXECUTIONS FOR MURDER, RAPE, OTHER CRIMES
Afghanistan executed 15 people for crimes including murder and rape, in the
- OCTOBER 5, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
a full panel of the Supreme Court in Abuja, Nigeria, upheld the death by hanging
- OCTOBER 5, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a court in Vadodara, India, sentenced a man to death in a triple murder case...
- OCTOBER 4, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CALLS FOR DOCTORS TO BOYCOTT LETHAL INJECTION
Amnesty International has urged doctors and nurses not to participate in
- OCTOBER 4, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. PAPER FEARS CHILD DRUG SMUGGLERS FACE HANGING IN IRAN
16 Afghan children were arrested by Iranian border forces on the Islam Qala-
- OCTOBER 4, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
NLA KOTOM CALLS ON THAILAND TO SUPPORT UN MORATORIUM
a representative of the National Human Rights Commission called on the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to issue a declaration urging the Thai government to support the Moratorium on capital punishment at the United Nations conference.
- OCTOBER 4, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTHERN IRELAND. KILLER FACES EXECUTION IF DEPORTED ARGUES QC
a Chinese man who stabbed a fellow illegal immigrant to death in south Belfast,