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JULY 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HRC RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
The Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission has recommended the government to commute the death
JULY 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: HAMBOULY’S DEATH SENTENCE SENT TO GRAND MUFTI
The Luxor Criminal Court referred the death sentences issued against Yasser Abdel Qader, known as Al-
- JULY 10, 2014GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Eddie Davis was executed.
USA - Florida. Eddie Davis was executed.
- JULY 9, 2014DEATH PENALTY
PHOTOS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
- JULY 9, 2014GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Tommy Lee Waldrip's death sentence
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Tommy Lee Waldrip's death sentence
JULY 9, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SHOPKEEPER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FRENCH TOURIST IN TIOMAN ISLAND
A Malaysian shopkeeper was sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of murdering a French
JULY 9, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two friends were sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia after being found guilty of trafficking in 15.1
JULY 9, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI WILL NOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, UN TOLD
Malawi will not abolish the death penalty from its laws, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
JULY 8, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: NKOMO FARM MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court judge described as cold, calculated and callous, the senseless killing of two workers at the
- JULY 7, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
a Bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act was passed in Parliament allowing for the imposition
a Bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act was passed in Parliament allowing for the imposition
- JULY 7, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction of Fred Lewis Weatherton
USA - California. The California Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction of Fred Lewis Weatherton
JULY 7, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES AL-SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH
Liban Ali Yarow, Somali Military Court Chairman, sentenced Awiye Ahmed Jama’ to death for a bomb
- JULY 7, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: THREE REBELS HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
A Sudanese special court sentenced three rebels to death by hanging, a lawyer for the accused said.
JULY 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUFTI CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR 10
Thirty-seven out of 48 defendants accused of inciting violence and blocking the Qalyoub Highway last year
JULY 5, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 12 SLM-AW REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CENTRAL DARFUR
The criminal court of Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur, sentenced 12 members of the Sudan Liberation
JULY 5, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAJOR RELIEF FOR 17 INDIANS; COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES
Seventeen Indians, who were sentenced to death in UAE in March this year, received a big reprieve ahead
- JULY 4, 2014DEATH PENALTY
DECLARATION OF THE CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN AFRICA (THE COTONOU DECLARATION)
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of person under Article 3;
JULY 4, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYBENIN: PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
It ended today, the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights with the ministerial meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Bako-Arif
JULY 4, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUK STANDS ACCUSED OVER EXTRADITION OF ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADER
The Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition to Ethiopia of an opposition
- JULY 3, 2014DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
- JULY 3, 2014BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Lakvinder Wallia of Gaborone High Court has sentenced Patrick Gabaakanye (54) of Serowe to
Justice Lakvinder Wallia of Gaborone High Court has sentenced Patrick Gabaakanye (54) of Serowe to
- JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
- JULY 3, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FROM TANGALLE AND KALUTHARA
The Kaluthara and Tangalle High courts passed death penalties on 6 individuals today who were found
- JULY 3, 2014IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision
JULY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF 26-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a 26-year-old youth to life term for killing a woman
- JULY 3, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court today approved a series of changes aimed at improving the death-penalty appeals process
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court today approved a series of changes aimed at improving the death-penalty appeals process
- JULY 3, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SECOND DAY OF THE PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
The Pan-African Conference on the Death Penalty went through its second day. The session began with the reports of the five thematic commissions held the previous day concerning the role of parliamentarians, civil society and media, professional groups,
JULY 3, 2014DEATH PENALTYILLINOIS (USA): EX-GOVERNOR RYAN WANTS TO CONTINUE ANTI-DEATH PENALTY WORK
Ex-Illinois governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision that followed his
JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW USA’ WINTER 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA showed a continuing decline in the
- JULY 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF POLICE CONSTABLE
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to a police constable for murdering his wife and