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- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: SCHOLAR: 'ISLAM AND ABOLITION ARE COMPATIBLE'
many in the Arab world find support for the death penalty in the Quran. But this is a false reading of the texts, says Mustapha Bouhandi, professor of comparative religion at Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
a 21 year old man who attempted to rob a businesswoman of property was sentenced to death by a Nanyuki court in Kenya.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a woman who murdered her husband and dumped the body in a septic tank was sentenced to death in Kenya. Francisca Ngina Kagiri, 50, killed Mr Elvis Njogu Ngibuini three years ago
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY APPEAL BY EX-YAKUZA CONVICTED OF DOUBLE MURDER
Presiding Justice Osamu Tsuno of the Supreme Court of Japan dismissed the appeal of Ryoji Goto, 49, a former yakuza leader sentenced to death for murdering two people and injuring three others.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
WOMAN BEHEADED IN PAKISTAN
a woman was beheaded in the village of Nehqai Kandau in the Haleemzai tehsil, Pakistan...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTYRWANDA CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda joined other countries in appealing for a global moratorium on
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. RADICALS ACHIEVE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING UN MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN ON TRACK
the militant Radicals, committed to a hunger strike to support the UN Moratorium on capital punishment, have decided to suspend their non violent action.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF CONVICTED MURDERER IN TEXAS
The US Supreme Court stepped to halt the execution of a Texas man convicted of killing his parents nine years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. EP URGES COUNCIL TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO THE UN
MEPs called on the Council to present a resolution on the moratorium on the death penalty to the 62nd UN General Assembly, in order to adopt it before the end of the year.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 3 DEATH SENTENCES IN CHINA FOR RAT POISON CRIMES OF PASSION
three people were sentenced to death in China this week for murdering their partners with rat poison.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NGO COALITION ASKS ASSEMBLY TO PASS DEATH PENALTY BILL INTO LAW
a coalition of local and international non governmental organisations called on the Nigerian National Assembly to immediately pass into law the draft Death Penalty Moratorium Bill, submitted to it by the Human Rights Law Service in order to stop execution
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
less than seven hours before he was scheduled to be executed...
less than seven hours before he was scheduled to be executed, Tommy Arthur was granted a 45-day stay Thursday by Gov. Bob Riley.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT
after his brother was killed in January 1982, Masaharu Harada, 57, grappled not only with the loss...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE PROCLAIMS DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe proclaimed a European Day against the Death Penalty
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. THREE MEN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE OF 12 WOMEN
Iran hanged three men in public for raping and robbing twelve young women, most of them university
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR COPPER THIEVES
China is threatening the death penalty for people who steel copper wire, thereby destroying power lines and disrupting telecommunications, state media said.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Kuwait appeals court upheld the death sentence against a Philippine...
the Kuwait appeals court upheld the death sentence against a Philippine...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: COURT OVERTURNS ONE DEATH SENTENCE IN KITAKYUSHU SERIAL KILLINGS
the Fukuoka High Court in Japan commuted the death sentence handed down to Junko Ogata, 45.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: ONE DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN KITAKYUSHU SERIAL KILLINGS
the Fukuoka High Court rejected an appeal by Futoshi Matsunaga, 46....
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Patterson "Pat" Bondurant, twice convicted of beating...
Kenneth Patterson "Pat" Bondurant, twice convicted of beating...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TABARA SAMBA
Tabara Samba was sentenced to death at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court in Gambia for the murder of Ebrima Nyan...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007MexicoDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY-LATIN AMERICA: BROAD SUPPORT FOR UN MORATORIUM
many Latin American governments have not yet adopted a position, or have not communicated one, but the majority trend in the region appears to be to support the UN resolution for a Moratorium on the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EXECUTION OF MURDER CONVICT STAYED
the execution of murder convict Ajay Kumar Pal, scheduled for early morning on September 27, was stayed after the Supreme Court admitted his special leave petition.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Richard was executed. He had been convicted in the Aug. 18...
Michael Richard was executed. He had been convicted in the Aug. 18, 1986 rape and murder of 53-year-old Marguerite Lucille Dixon.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MINISTER WANTS 'AUTOMATIC' EXECUTIONS
Japan's justice minister called for quicker executions, saying death row inmates should be hanged "automatically" within six months of losing their last appeal.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYPOLAND. HOC AT THE ROUND TABLE ON DEATH PENALTY IN CENTRAL ASIA
Antonio Stango, member of the Board of Hands Off Cain,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH LAST REFERENCE TO DEATH PENALTY IN COSTITUTION
The Italian Senate voted to abolish the last reference to capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007PortugalDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. CURRENT EU PRESIDENCY: RESOLUTION BY MID OCTOBER
Portugal, the current EU Presidency, will present the resolution for the Moratorium on capital punishment between early and mid October.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTIONS
The US Supreme Court said it would decide whether the commonly used lethal