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- 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 13, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN. 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, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. 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 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 12, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYEUROPEAN 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 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
OCTOBER 11, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUNITED 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 PENALTYRUSSIA. 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 10, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. MINISTRY AGAINST ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the full abolition of the death penalty in Belarus in favor of life imprisonment would not be helpful, though the number of death sentences is declining, reporters were told at the corrections department of the Belarusian Interior Ministry.
- OCTOBER 10, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. STATEMENT BY THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF THE EU ON THE OCCASION OF THE WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, speaking as Presidency on behalf of the EU, issued the following statement to mark the World Day against the Death Penalty.
- OCTOBER 10, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PACE PRESIDENT URGES BELARUS, UZBEKISTAN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Rene van der Linden, president of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, urged Belarus and Uzbekistan to abolish the death penalty in his public appeal on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
- OCTOBER 10, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PUDR CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN INDIA
the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) called for the abolition of death penalty in India calling it an archaic form of punishment which upheld the ''savage'' norm of an eye-for-an-eye and violated the right to life, a principle on which humane c
- OCTOBER 10, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM MAY BE EXECUTED BEFORE ALL CASES DECIDED
Saddam Hussein could be executed before the Iraqi Special Tribunal finishes charging him with all his alleged crimes, a source close to the tribunal said.
- OCTOBER 10, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU URGES MALAWI TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the European Union (EU) urged Malawi to continue its effort to abolish the death sentence saying the fact that the country had not undertaken any execution since 1992 was an important step deserving support.
- OCTOBER 10, 2005Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. SECRETARY GENERAL WANTS US, JAPAN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Europe's leading human rights watchdog pleaded with the United States and Japan to end capital punishment, arguing their example would force others to follow.
OCTOBER 10, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. LUZIRA EXECUTIONS DEVASTATE PRISONERS AND HANGMEN, FIDH REPORT
the way executions are carried out in Luzira Upper Prison, Uganda, has a devastating effect on both the prison personnel and the other death row inmates, a report by the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) said.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS FATHER
a court in Feni, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his septuagenarian father.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN TO DIE FOR RAPE RING
Wang Qin, a 19-year-old woman, head of a rape and robbery ring, was sentenced to death with the possibility of life imprisonment.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. ITALIANS OPPOSED TO DEATH PENALTY, POLL
many adults in Italy are against capital punishment, according to a poll by Ispo Ltd. 76 per cent of respondents opposed the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
on the eve of the 'World Day Against the Death Penalty’, Amnesty International (AI) undertook a silent march from
OCTOBER 9, 2005Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. COE’S HEAD REMINDS RUSSIA TO FORBID DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis expressed hope that Russia would ratify the sixth protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights.