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- MARCH 15, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability
- MARCH 15, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Kevin Andre Towles to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Kevin Andre Towles to death.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE OF 13 TERRORISTS INCLUDING CLIMBER KILLER
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif ratified death sentence of 13 ‘hardcore terrorists’ found guilty of
MARCH 15, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: RONELL WILSON'S DEATH SENTENCE VACATED DUE TO 'INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY'
United States District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability.
MARCH 14, 2016Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: WA AUTHORITIES SAY 2 MEN EXECUTED IN SELF-RULING REGION
Two people found guilty of murder were executed on March 13 in the autonomous Wa Special Region, according to local sources.
MARCH 13, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TERROR CONVICTIONS NEARLY DOUBLED IN 2015
Convictions for state security crimes including "violent terrorism" nearly doubled in 2015, figures from China's top court showed today, following a "strike hard" campaign to quell unrest in the largely Muslim region of Xinjiang and crackdowns on civil so
MARCH 13, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER PUT TO DEATH IN 72ND EXECUTION OF 2016
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of murder, bringing to 72 the number of people put to
- MARCH 13, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison, confronts Clinton on death penalty.
USA - Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison, confronts Clinton on death penalty.
MARCH 13, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 20 CONVICTS EXECUTED, 70 WAITING, JUSTICE MINISTER
Iraqi Justice Minister Haidar al-Zamili disclosed that 20 death verdicts were executed on March 6 for
MARCH 13, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH AWAIT FINAL VERDICT FOLLOWING MILITARY RETRIAL
The West Cairo Military Court adjourned issuing the verdict in the case publicly known as the "specialised
- MARCH 13, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA HEADLINES: CHINA DEFENDS HUMAN RIGHTS IN JUDICIAL PRACTICE
A more efficient and fairer justice system has improved human rights protection in China with many wrongful
MARCH 12, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH OVER RESTAURANT BOMBING
Somalia’s military tribunal sentenced five suspects to death for their roles in the recent deadly suicide
- MARCH 11, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Lawmaker ends push to abolish death penalty.
USA - Utah. Lawmaker ends push to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 11, 2016DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): LAWMAKER ENDS PUSH TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
A Republican lawmaker who shepherded a longshot push to abolish the death penalty in conservative Utah
- MARCH 11, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House accepted HB 815 as amended by the Senate.
USA - Virginia. The House accepted HB 815 as amended by the Senate.
- MARCH 11, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate gave the final vote (22-17) to HB 815 to reintroduce the electric chair
USA - Virginia. The Senate gave the final vote (22-17) to HB 815 to reintroduce the electric chair
MARCH 11, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF 3 CONVICTS IN DHARMAPURI BUS BURNING CASE
The Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty of three convicts into life imprisonments, who
- MARCH 11, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Charles Hedlund
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Charles Hedlund
- MARCH 11, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith dismissed capital charges against George Martin
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith dismissed capital charges against George Martin
- MARCH 10, 2016New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House dispatched HB 1552 that would expand the death penalty to crimes of terrorism
USA - New Hampshire. The House dispatched HB 1552 that would expand the death penalty to crimes of terrorism
- MARCH 10, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ordered Retrial for Andre Burton
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ordered Retrial for Andre Burton
- MARCH 9, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KIDNAP, RAPE CHARGES
An Egyptian criminal court in Upper Egypt's Menoufiya sentenced 11 to death on charges of abducting a
MARCH 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
One death row convict was executed in the District Jail, Toba Tek Singh on early morning.
MARCH 9, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 13 TO BE HANGED FOR MURDERS IN 4 DISTS
Thirteen people were sentenced to death in separate murder cases in Chittagong, Rangpur, Gazipur and
- MARCH 9, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, White, was executed.
- MARCH 9, 2016New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. House Criminal Justice Committee recommended to kill a bill would expand the death penalty to crimes of terrorism
USA - New Hampshire. House Criminal Justice Committee recommended to kill a bill would expand the death penalty to crimes of terrorism
- MARCH 9, 2016KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A bill to abolish the death penalty has been defeated by the House Judiciary Committee on a 8-9 vote
USA - Kentucky. A bill to abolish the death penalty has been defeated by the House Judiciary Committee on a 8-9 vote
- MARCH 9, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered additional review in the case of Rigoberto Avila
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered additional review in the case of Rigoberto Avila
- MARCH 9, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kenneth C. Twisselman sentenced Michael Brown to death
USA - California. Judge Kenneth C. Twisselman sentenced Michael Brown to death
MARCH 9, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): COY WAYNE WESBROOK EXECUTED
Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, White, was executed. The execution was delayed about 90 minutes due to a last minute appeal. Wesbrook was convicted of murdering five people on Nov. 13, 1997.