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- AUGUST 14, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian court sentenced 14 Islamists...
an Egyptian court sentenced 14 Islamists...
- AUGUST 14, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Hooper, 39, white, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Michael Hooper, 39, white, was executed
- AUGUST 14, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge John M. Stuard resentenced Jackson, 40, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge John M. Stuard resentenced Jackson, 40, to death
- AUGUST 14, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Delmer Smith, 41
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Delmer Smith, 41
- AUGUST 13, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
a Kenyan woman was sentenced to death
a Kenyan woman was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 11, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
58 prisoners condemned to death had their sentences commuted by a Royal Pardon
58 prisoners condemned to death had their sentences commuted by a Royal Pardon
- AUGUST 10, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Barbar, 55
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Barbar, 55
- AUGUST 9, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the Khorfakkan Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s verdict
the Khorfakkan Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s verdict
- AUGUST 9, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for William Davis, 33, white
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for William Davis, 33, white
- AUGUST 8, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Rights and Liberties Protection Department
the Rights and Liberties Protection Department
AUGUST 8, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTYEU: ASHTON VOICES CONCERN OVER TEXAN EXECUTION
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton voiced concern at the execution in Texas of a disabled
AUGUST 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1987 RAPE, MURDER OF CO-WORKERS
A man who tortured, raped and strangled two co-workers in 1987 was put to death
- AUGUST 7, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
AUGUST 7, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC MOVED AGAINST DEATH PENALTY LAW
In Pakistan, an application on behalf of the Watan Party was moved in the Supreme
AUGUST 7, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED DESPITE LOW IQ CLAIMS
Texas authorities executed Marvin Wilson, a 54-year-old death row inmate, after his attorneys failed to convince state and federal courts that he was mentally retarded and ineligible for the death penalty under a 2002 Supreme Court ruling.
AUGUST 7, 2012GuyanaDEATH PENALTYCARIBBEAN COUNTRIES URGED TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on several Caribbean
- AUGUST 6, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Victor Wayne Hooks, 50, black
USA - Oklahoma. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Victor Wayne Hooks, 50, black
- AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TERZI SEES ABOLITION POTENTIAL IN NORTH AFRICA
There is potential for abolishing the death penalty among the newly democratized southern Mediterranean
- AUGUST 3, 2012GhanaDEATH PENALTY
the Koforidua High Court, Ghana, has sentenced four persons
the Koforidua High Court, Ghana, has sentenced four persons
- AUGUST 3, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
AUGUST 3, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: DEATH ROW BOMBING CONVICT PARDONED
A man sentenced to death over a series of deadly bomb blasts in Myanmar's main city in
AUGUST 3, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO KILLERS HANGED, IN TOKYO AND OSAKA
Two death-row inmates were hanged in Tokyo and Osaka, in the second round of executions
AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2012 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
The presentation of Hands Off Cain's 2012 Report, ‘The Death Penalty Worldwide’, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was held at the headquarters of HOC in Rome.
AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTYHOC PRO MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK
In December 2012, the General Assembly will vote a new resolution in favor of a moratorium
- AUGUST 2, 2012DEATH PENALTY
PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2012 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
The Presentation will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 – 11:30 A.M. Via di Torre Argentina 76 Rome
AUGUST 2, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FILIPINO EX-CON SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR MURDER
The High Court in Malaysia sent a Filipino ex-convict to the gallows after he was found guilty
- AUGUST 1, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas, received a life sentence
USA - Texas. Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas, received a life sentence
AUGUST 1, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE'S SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas death-penalty history, received
- JULY 31, 2012South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Joseph Ard, 41, white, who spent 11 years on South Carolina's death row, was freed from prison
USA - South Carolina. Joseph Ard, 41, white, who spent 11 years on South Carolina's death row, was freed from prison
JULY 31, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN FAMILY ON DRUG CHARGE SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS
Three members of an Iranian family were saved from the gallows when the High Court