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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY TO PUSH UN FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Italy's premier called for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty with a
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS APPEALS REJECTED
Indonesia's top court said it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
EX-DCC COMMISSIONER, FOUR OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Dhaka Court in Bangladesh sentenced five people do death for killing Dhanmondi Sporting Club President Khairul Anwar Piaru in 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC LETS DEATH ROW PRISONERS APPEAL
the Bangladeshi Supreme Court granted applications by the condemned prisoners in the Bangabandhu murder case to appeal against their death sentences.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007DEATH PENALTY
UN. TUTU: MORATORIUM VOTE CAN HELP STOP CYCLE OF REVENGE
Desmond Tutu, the archbishop of Cape Town and 1984 Nobel
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007GabonDEATH PENALTY
GABON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY WELCOMED BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour welcomed...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the N.C. Medical Board does not have a right to discipline doctors who participate in executions...
the N.C. Medical Board does not have a right to discipline doctors who participate in executions...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007PolandDEATH PENALTYPOLAND. MOST POLES OPPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY
most people in Poland oppose capital punishment, according to
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Clifford Kimmel was put to death for his part in an April 9, 1999 triple slaying.
Clifford Kimmel was put to death for his part in an April 9, 1999 triple slaying.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INDIA LAUNCHES ONLINE CAMPAIGN FOR DEATH PENALTY BAN
the Indian branch of Amnesty International launched an online campaign seeking to ban the death penalty. The human rights watchdog also called on New Delhi to support the resolution for the Universal Moratorium on capital punishment to be presented at the
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Dorick, was sentenced to death by a tribunal in Anosy...
a man, identified only as Dorick, was sentenced to death by a tribunal in Anosy...
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS. GOV’T TO LEGISLATE DEATH SENTENCE GUIDELINES
the Government in the Bahamas plans to bring a bill to parliament which would outline sentencing guidelines for murder convicts,
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 2 BANK EMPLOYEES
the Higher People's Court in North China's Hebei Province upheld the death sentence of two bank employees responsible for the country's largest ever bank theft involving 50.95 million yuan, given by a lower court in August.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA. TENNESSEE BANS LETHAL INJECTION
a judge in Tennessee has ruled the state's method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is illegal because it is a cruel and unusual punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. PRODI: ITALY LEADING ON MORATORIUM
“Italy is in the lead and has moved in a very strong way to achieve the Universal Moratorium on the death penalty, in full agreement with the EU Portuguese presidency,” Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN VIETNAM
a Vietnamese court handed the death penalty to an Australian man it found guilty of trafficking almost one kilogram of heroin.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Military Court Martial in Bundibugyo district in Uganda sentenced a UPDF soldier to death. Col Eric Mukasa at Karugutu Social Hall found Cpl Geoffrey Apumaku, attached to the 55 Battalion, guilty of killing businessman Paul Emotu, a bodaboda cyclist, on
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: TALKS WITH EU POSSIBLY INCLUDE DEATH PENALTY
military tribunals that tried serious cases of murder and kidnapping in the last few weeks in Cuba have opted for life sentences or 30-year prison terms instead of the death penalty, which has not been applied in this country in more than four years in a
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. PRODI CALLS ON LAUREATES TO BACK GLOBAL MORATORIUM
Romano Prodi, the Italian Prime Minister, is hoping Nobel Peace Prize winners will
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. D'ALEMA: WE NEED EU UNITY ON MORATORIUM
according to the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, Massimo D'Alema, the key for getting
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. BONINO: THEY DON’T LACK NUMBERS, THEY LACK COURAGE
in Brussels, Emma Bonino, the minister for International Trade and European Affairs, expressed “deep concern” over the management of Europe's initiative at the UN against the death penalty by the current Portuguese Presidency of the EU, criticising their
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. CAMPAIGN STARTS TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Religious, human rights and civic groups called in South Korea
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
a man from east China's Anhui province was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court for killing four people during two robberies.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYUN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL: IRAN SHOULD STOP EXECUTING CHILDREN
Iran should immediately halt the execution of children, the
SEPTEMBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRANIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO TEENAGERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
an Iranian court sentenced two teenagers to death on the charges of rape
SEPTEMBER 16, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. RADICALS RESTART INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE
The Transnational and Transparty Non Violent Radical Party issued a statement regarding the indefinite hunger strike of its members.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court gave death sentences to three Vietnamese
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...