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- JANUARY 4, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA: ‘NEW HOPE FOR THE BARBARITY TO END’ SAYS NEW YORK EX GOVERNOR
“The Italian act is beautiful and noble. It showed courage and was the right thing to do, even if noone else supports it. The request for a UN moratorium on the death penalty gives hope to millions of people around the world who, like me, want the barbari
- JANUARY 4, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY CALLS FOR UNITED EUROPEAN FRONT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the Italian government said it will campaign to abolish the death penalty worldwide, using its position as one of 15 UN Security Council members. It wants the European Union to support its efforts.
- JANUARY 4, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
death row appeals that lasted nearly...
death row appeals that lasted nearly 2 decades culminated in a life sentence for a hired killer.
- JANUARY 3, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. FEDERAL SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MAJOR MELAKU DEATH SENTENCE
Ethiopia’s Federal Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed earlier on Major Melaku Tefera who was convicted by the Federal High Court for committing the crime of genocide during the former military regime.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in Evin, Teheran’s main prison.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state news agency IRNA reported.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in Evin, Teheran’s main prison.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ URGED TO REPRIEVE SADDAM AIDES
Louise Arbour, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, appealed to Iraq not to execute two senior aides to Saddam Hussein.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN CHIEF BACKS CALL AGAINST SADDAM AIDES' EXECUTIONS
UN chief Ban Ki-moon backs the top UN human rights official's call for Iraq to refrain from executing two aides of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
- JANUARY 3, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIA. MASTELLA WILL PROPOSE MORATORIUM TO EU MINISTERS
Justice Minister Clemente Mastella wants to bring the important issue of the death penalty to the attention of the European Union.
JANUARY 3, 2007DEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM ON CAPITAL EXECUTIONS, NOW
Radical Party leader and European Parliamentarian Marco Pannella, also President of Hands Off Cain, completed eight days of a total hunger and thirst strike. On January 3, 2007, he discontinued the thirst strike for 24-48 hours in order continue with the
- JANUARY 2, 2007DEATH PENALTY
ITALY SEEKS UN DEATH PENALTY BAN
Italy will campaign at the United Nations for a global ban on the death penalty, Prime Minister Romano Prodi said, after graphic images of Saddam Hussein's hanging shocked people around the world.
- JANUARY 2, 2007GreeceDEATH PENALTY
GREECE. ATHENS BAR ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Athens Bar Association, on the occasion of the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, stressed the need for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.
- JANUARY 2, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. CHRISTIANS CALL ON PRESIDENT MUSEVENI TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a group of born-again Christians in Uganda condemned the killing of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and also appealed to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to abolish capital punishment.
- JANUARY 2, 2007Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN DAILY DENOUNCES IMAGES OF SADDAM'S HANGING AS `SPECTACLE'
the Vatican's official newspaper decried media images of Saddam Hussein's hanging as a “spectacle” violating human rights and harming efforts to promote reconciliation in Iraq. The Vatican, which opposes the death penalty...
- JANUARY 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
NEW UN CHIEF KEEPS DISTANCE FROM DEATH PENALTY BAN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon departed from the traditional UN opposition to the death penalty...
- JANUARY 2, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles jurors have recommended the death penalty...
Los Angeles jurors have recommended the death penalty...
- JANUARY 2, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
after extensive public hearings...
after extensive public hearings...
- JANUARY 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Nasser Batemani...
a man, identified as Nasser Batemani...
JANUARY 2, 2007DEATH PENALTYITALY. RADICAL PARTY ASKS FOR FORMAL COMMITMENT
on the nonviolent initiative undertaken by Marco Pannella...
- JANUARY 1, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MAKES APPEAL FOR AMINA
President of the Italian Senate’s Human Rights Commission, Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia), appealed to Yemen’s President, Ali Abdallah Saleh, for immediate clemency to be granted to Amina Ali Abdulatif Al Tuhaif, sentenced to death in Yemen for having par
- JANUARY 1, 2007TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country.
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country.
- JANUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include:
Offences punishable by death include:
- JANUARY 1, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
- JANUARY 1, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
- JANUARY 1, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
- JANUARY 1, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2007New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961,
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961,
- JANUARY 1, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria