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NOVEMBER 18, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI WOMAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING HUSBAND
The Ministry of Interior executed Saudi national Munira bint Zuweid Al-Hadhli for killing her husband, in the city of Mecca.
NOVEMBER 18, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ANOTHER ACCUSED GETS CAPITAL SENTENCE IN SENARI MASSACRE CASE
A court awarded death sentence to one more accused person in a case related to massacre of 34 people by
- NOVEMBER 18, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court denied relief to Christopher Floyd
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court denied relief to Christopher Floyd
NOVEMBER 18, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE EXECUTES MALAYSIAN, NIGERIAN FOR TRAFFICKING, AUTHORITIES CONFIRM
Singapore executed two foreigners convicted of drug trafficking, authorities said, a day after the city-state's highest court rejected final bids for both men to escape the gallows.
NOVEMBER 18, 2016DEATH PENALTYSERGIO D'ELIA ON RADIO RADICALE: THE THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS APPROVED THE RESOLUTION FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
“We can say that there are lights and shadows in this first pass in the Third Committee on Human Rights. Let’s start from the not exactly positive aspects: it is reflected in this vote the tendency, almost worldwide, of a return to national sovereignty.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence imposed on Terrance Phillips
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence imposed on Terrance Phillips
- NOVEMBER 17, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentences imposed on Robert McCloud
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentences imposed on Robert McCloud
NOVEMBER 17, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA URGED TO SET PACE FOR REGION BY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Kenya has been asked to consider abolishing the death penalty since it is not compatible with the
NOVEMBER 16, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR 2013 MURDER IN DHAKA'S PALLABI
A Dhaka court has sentenced two persons to death for the murder of a 22-year-old man.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended James Ellis, be executed
USA - California. A jury recommended James Ellis, be executed
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of Rodricus Crawford
USA - Louisiana. The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of Rodricus Crawford
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Steven Frederick Spears was executed. This year Georgia topped Texas in executions.
USA - Georgia. Steven Frederick Spears was executed. This year Georgia topped Texas in executions.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Laurie Pittman sentenced Damantae D. Graham to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Laurie Pittman sentenced Damantae D. Graham to death
NOVEMBER 16, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): STEVEN FREDERICK SPEARS EXECUTED
Steven Frederick Spears, 54, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
As per the current juvenile law, criminal penalties are applicable only to those aged 18 years or above, and only special penalties are applied to those under 18.
As per the current juvenile law, criminal penalties are applicable only to those aged 18 years or above, and only special penalties are applied to those under 18.
NOVEMBER 15, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: HIGHEST COURT QUASHES EX-PRESIDENT MORSI'S DEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Court of Cassation annulled the death sentence of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and ordered a new trial before a criminal court.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Mauricio Torres to die
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Mauricio Torres to die
NOVEMBER 15, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 10 AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN THE CASE OF SENARI MASSACRE
A court in the Indian state of Bihar awarded death penalty to 10 and sentenced three to life imprisonment in
- NOVEMBER 15, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Calls the Botched Execution of Clayton Lockett an "Innocent Misadventure".
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Calls the Botched Execution of Clayton Lockett an "Innocent Misadventure".
NOVEMBER 15, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED OFFICIAL AFTER HOME DEMOLISHED
A Chinese man who killed a village official after his home was forcibly demolished was executed, a court
- NOVEMBER 14, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Darnell Washington to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Darnell Washington to death
- NOVEMBER 14, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - CNN: A comeback for the death penalty?
USA - CNN: A comeback for the death penalty?
NOVEMBER 14, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The Semarang District Court in Central Java sentenced Muhammad Riaz to death for smuggling 97
NOVEMBER 14, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: A COMEBACK FOR THE DEATH PENALTY?
After years of declining use of the death penalty across the United States and declining public support for
NOVEMBER 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED OVER DRUG CHARGES, MURDER
Iranian authorities executed at least nine prisoners today.
NOVEMBER 12, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSHIOMHOLE COMMUTES FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Outgoing governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has commuted the sentence of four death row inmates to life imprisonment.
NOVEMBER 12, 2016ItalyDEATH PENALTYENDED IN SWAZILAND THE AFRICAN MISSION OF HANDS OFF CAIN
With two days of meetings in the Kingdom of Swaziland, it ended the mission of Hands Off Cain in four African countries in view of the vote on the Resolution for the universal moratorium on executions at the General Assembly of the United Nations.
NOVEMBER 11, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DOUBLE MURDERER EXECUTED; 2ND UNDER CITIZEN JUDGE SYSTEM
A man convicted of two murders was hanged at the Fukuoka Detention House in Kyushu, the Justice Ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pro-Death Penalty Referenda Prevail in 3 States; Kansas Retains 4 Justices Attacked for Death Penalty Decisions
USA - Pro-Death Penalty Referenda Prevail in 3 States; Kansas Retains 4 Justices Attacked for Death Penalty Decisions
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Bartol to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Bartol to death