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- OCTOBER 17, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR MURDER OF 2
the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a lower court's death sentence on Shinji Mutsuda, a 35-year-old man, for murdering two people in a robbery case in 1995.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PERTH ARCHBISHOP CONDEMNS NEW TALK OF DEATH PENALTY
Archbishop Barry Hickey of Perth criticised moves to reintroduce the death penalty for serious offenders in Western Australia.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH ROW MERCY PLEAS: PRESIDENT KALAM IN FAVOUR OF PARDON TO MOST
in a move without any precedent, President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam advised the Government to consider a pardon for a majority of an estimated 50 individuals on death row whose mercy petitions were pending before him.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM'S JAILED NUMBER TWO AZIZ TO TESTIFY AGAINST OLD BOSS: REPORT
Britain’s Sunday Telegraph reported that Iraq's former number two Tareq Aziz would testify against his old boss Saddam Hussein at the toppled dictator's trial for war crimes in return for his freedom.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TRIO CONVICTED OF MURDERING FOUR SENT TO GALLOWS
the Nagoya High Court sentenced three men to death for murdering four people in 1994, crimes that occurred when the defendants were still minors.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
it was reported that an Iranian woman found guilty of having an extra-marital affair with an Afghan and being an accomplice in the murder of her husband was sentenced to death by stoning.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GUJARAT COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
a fast track sessions court in Bhuj, India, sentenced to death Shahnawaz Abdul Gafur, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, after finding him guilty of waging war against the nation.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Jacksonville jury recommended 2 death sentences and life imprisonment against Chip Carter
a Jacksonville jury recommended 2 death sentences and life imprisonment against Chip Carter, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend and her 16-year-old daughter in July 2002.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PLEA TO PM ON THE NINE
Australian lawyers for the Bali Nine approached the Howard Government, seeking diplomatic intervention to have the death penalty removed as a possible sentence for the alleged heroin-smugglers.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. SCRAP DEATH PENALTY FROM RAPE BILL, UNITED NATIONS
the United Nations Independent Expert on the protection of human rights in Liberia, Dr. Charlotte Abaka, called for a portion of the rape bill recently passed by the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) to be deleted.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ATC AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Taj Muhammad was sentenced to death by the Special Anti Terrorist Court in Sibi, Pakistan.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence David Hill, who spent nearly 16 years on Arizona's death row, is now a free man.
Clarence David Hill, who spent nearly 16 years on Arizona's death row, is now a free man.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 8 GUN SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN QINGHAI
four gun smugglers were sentenced to death at the first trial by a local court in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for constitutional amendments that would abolish the death penalty and strip future presidents of immunity from prosecution after they stepped down from office.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death for the murder of fellow Airman Andrew Schliepsiek and his wife, Jamie, at their home on Robins Air Force Base last year.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells formally sentenced Jesse Guardado to death.
Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells formally sentenced Jesse Guardado to death.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
the Mississippi Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Roderick Eskridge
the Mississippi Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Roderick Eskridge
- OCTOBER 13, 2005Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
COTE D'IVOIRE. KILLINGS, TORTURE AND RAPE GO UNPUNISHED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT LINE
more human rights violations including summary executions, politically motivated arrests, torture and rape were taking place across war-torn Cote d'Ivoire according to a UN report.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM FACES PUBLIC TRIAL: CHIEF JUDGE
Saddam Hussein's trial will be public, open to the media and possibly broadcast live, Iraq's chief judge in the case Raed al-Juhi said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SAYS IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD DETERIORATING
the European Union severely criticised Iran's human rights record, saying its performance on the death penalty, freedom of expression and religious liberty had deteriorated.
- OCTOBER 12, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PROTESTERS STORM BALI JAIL, DEMAND DEATH FOR BOMBERS
some 500 protesters demanding the immediate execution of three militants on death row over the 2002 blasts on Indonesia's Bali island broke into a jail on where the inmates had been incarcerated until they were moved the previous day, witnesses said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2005DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Judge Jerome O. Herlihy reaffirmed the death sentence for Chauncey Starling.
Judge Jerome O. Herlihy reaffirmed the death sentence for Chauncey Starling.
- OCTOBER 12, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing several procedural issues...
the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing several procedural issues
- OCTOBER 12, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. IRAN FINALISES GENOCIDE, OTHER CHARGES AGAINST SADDAM
Iran's judiciary said it had finalised charges of genocide and using chemical weapons it hoped would be leveled against former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT DENIES APPEAL BY STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
the US Supreme Court declined to review the case of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a California death-row inmate whose attorneys argued that the prosecutor had engaged in racial discrimination in selecting the jury for his trial.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. DUMA SHOULD ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY SOON - DUMA DEPUTY
the Russian parliament should ratify a document abolishing the death penalty in Russia by the end of 2005, said Chairman of the State Duma Civil, Criminal, Arbitration, and Procedural Law Committee Pavel Krasheninnikov.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. MURDERER OF PREGNANT SHOP ASSISTANT SENTENCED TO DEATH
Alexei M. Serdukov, a 36-year-old jobless resident of the Ivatsevichi district, Brest region, was sentenced to death by a regional court panel for the murder of a pregnant shop assistant.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATALLY POISONING FAMILY
according to the “Jordan Times”, a 28-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court for the fatal poisoning of his nephews following family arguments over his engagement plans.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIA WILL TRY TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY BY THE END OF 2005 - MARGELOV
Russian institutions will make efforts to abolish the death penalty by the end of 2005, said Chairman of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. HUMAN RIGHTS PLEDGE FOR EXTRADITION PRISONERS
Home Office Minister Andy Burnham said suspects being extradited from Britain under new fast-track proceedings would remain absolutely protected from the death penalty or torture. He told the BBC that the UK government would not permit anyone it had surre