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- MAY 30, 2006DEATH PENALTY
in Peoria, a serial killer pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing 8 women.
in Peoria, a serial killer pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing 8 women.
- MAY 30, 2006ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FARMER MURDER
Munetsi Kadzinga, 31, convicted of murdering farmer Charles Anderson in 2002, was sentenced to death by the Zimbabwe High Court.
- MAY 30, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Sherwood Bauer sentenced Neil Salazar, 38, of Trinidad, to the death penalty.
Judge Sherwood Bauer sentenced Neil Salazar, 38, of Trinidad, to the death penalty.
- MAY 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MIGRANT WORKER TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING RICH SHOPPERS
Ai Xuqiang, a migrant Chinese worker who stabbed a taxi driver, stole his cab and mowed down two shoppers in an upmarket area because he resented their wealth was sentenced to death by the Beijing Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People's Court.
- MAY 30, 2006AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
the Chlef criminal court, Algeria, sentenced to death Bechairi Khalifa, known as Ould Labane, after convicting him of terrorist related activities.
- MAY 30, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN GIVEN 16 DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF 16 PEOPLE
Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court in the eastern city of Multan sentenced Qari Umar Hayat to death on 16 counts with a fine of 4.8 million rupees (approx. 80,000 US dollars) for the murder of 16 people.
- MAY 30, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. MANILA URGED TO CLAMP DOWN ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS
the Philippine president must disband any group found responsible for killing hundreds of left-wing activists and journalists, even if it includes soldiers and police, Amnesty International said.
- MAY 30, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mohsen M., 22...
a man, identified only as Mohsen M., 22...
- MAY 30, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Ekhone and Auwalu Musa were executed in the central jail in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Kenneth Ekhone and Auwalu Musa were executed in the central jail in Kaduna, Nigeria.
- MAY 29, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. ‘FROM MORATORIUM TO THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY’
the seminar entitled “Kazakhstan from the Moratorium on Death Penalty Toward the Adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR” took place in the country’s capital Almaty.
- MAY 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. COURT ORDERS SEVEN MILITANTS TO HANG
a Bangladesh court sentenced seven top Islamist militants to death for killing two judges in a bomb attack in southern Jhalakati town in 2005.
- MAY 29, 2006BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN. GOVERNMENT OPTS TO MAINTAIN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
it was reported that capital punishment would not be abolished in Benin. The decision was made by the government and a large number of parliamentarians during the week, holding it necessary to retain the death penalty in order to avoid turning the country
- MAY 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. LAVROV DENIES BACKTRACKING ON PLEDGE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that Russia is backtracking on its commitment to the Council of Europe to abolish capital punishment.
- MAY 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIA DETERMINED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY - GRYZLOV
Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said Russia will abolish the death penalty sooner or later.
- MAY 27, 2006DEATH PENALTY
the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office has dropped rape and murder charges...
the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office has dropped rape and murder charges against Larry Peterson, 55. He served 18 years in prison for the crime.
- MAY 26, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. BESLAN ATTACKER JAILED FOR LIFE
the sole surviving suspect from the Beslan school siege has been found guilty of murder and terrorism at a court in southern Russia.
- MAY 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU PRESSES CHINA ON TORTURE, DEATH PENALTY
the European Union pressed China about its use of torture and the death penalty as EU and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of meetings on human rights issues.
- MAY 26, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. HANDS OFF CAIN WILL ATTEND THE MEETING ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
experts from 8 countries will convene in Almaty on Monday, May 29, to attend the Coordination meeting of NGOs “Kazakhstan from the Moratorium on Death Penalty Toward the Adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR”.
- MAY 26, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
for the 2nd time in 10 years, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Freeman May.
for the 2nd time in 10 years, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Freeman May.
- MAY 26, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. CE MEMBERSHIP AT RISK UNLESS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED IN 2006
Russia may be stripped of its membership in the Council of Europe if it fails to ratify the sixth protocol on the abolition of the death penalty this year, State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachyov told a news conference.
- MAY 25, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. PRIME MINISTER 'INSISTS' CHINESE FUGITIVE SHOULD NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will "insist" that fugitive Lai Changxing should not face the death penalty if returned to China, a sanction Beijing had declined to rule out.
- MAY 25, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Derrick Sean O'Brien, whose execution for the murders of 2...
Derrick Sean O'Brien, whose execution for the murders of 2 teenage girls was blocked recently has been rescheduled for the death chamber on July 11.
- MAY 25, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in New Delhi sentenced to death Jameel Ahmed and Dilshad for murder. The two, both from India’s Uttar Pradesh state were found guilty of killing Gyani Ram after suspecting him of having an affair with Jameel’s wife.
- MAY 25, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special tribunal, in Bangladesh, condemned two young men to death for killing a minor girl after rape.
a special tribunal, in Bangladesh, condemned two young men to death for killing a minor girl after rape.
- MAY 24, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL PROPOSES TO KEEP DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan proposed to keep the death penalty as a punishment for terrorism.
- MAY 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. AMNESTY SLAMS JAPAN ON DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticized Japan's continued use of the death penalty and the system that surrounds it.
- MAY 24, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
a bill to allow the death penalty to be assessed against a person who commits a second sex offense against a child under 14 years old passes the state Senate...
a bill to allow the death penalty to be assessed against a person who commits a second sex offense against a child under 14 years old passes the state Senate.
- MAY 24, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Judge Gary M. Gaertner Jr. followed a March 23 (see) St. Louis County...
Judge Gary M. Gaertner Jr. followed a March 23 (see) St. Louis County jury's recommendation in sentencing Vincent McFadden to be executed.
- MAY 24, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Lake County jury has returned with a decision in the sentencing hearing for Jason Wheeler.
a Lake County jury has returned with a decision in the sentencing hearing for Jason Wheeler.
- MAY 24, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Riverside County jury is recommending the death penalty...
a Riverside County jury is recommending the death penalty for a man and woman convicted in the kidnapping, rape, torture and slaying of a teen in 2001.