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- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL COURT REJECTS TROY DAVIS’ APPEAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied habeas corpus relief to
- APRIL 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THEIR FATHER
two brothers in Sindh, Pakistan, were condemned to death. Malik Dino and Muhammad Khan allegedly killed their father, Badaruddin Mangrejo, and threw his body into the canal in 2007.
- APRIL 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
junk collector Xiong Zhenlin was executed in Suizhou, in central China's Hubei Province.
- APRIL 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
APRIL 16, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: RIGHTS GROUP CALL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Sudan Human Rights Organisation (SHRO) criticised Sudanese Courts for
- APRIL 15, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DESPATCH BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
the Malaysian High Court found a despatch boy guilty of killing his wife four years ago, and sentenced him to death by hanging. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah convicted Herman Aliseman, 32, from Sarawak, of stabbing his wife Noor Azura Abdul Aziz
- APRIL 15, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MICHAEL ROSALES EXECUTED FOR 1997 MURDER
A Texas parole violator was executed for beating and using kitchen tools to kill a 67-year-old woman in her Lubbock apartment. "I love you all. May the Lord be with you. Peace. I'm done," Michael Rosales said in his brief, final statement.
APRIL 15, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 10 DARFUR REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court condemned 10 rebels from the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement to death for an unprecedented attack on Khartoum in 2008 which killed more than 220 people.
- APRIL 15, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
USA - Texas. Michael Rosales, 35, latino, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HUSBAND EXECUTED
despite appeals to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to overturn the death penalty
APRIL 15, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Egyptian man was sentenced to death by a court of Giza, Egypt, which found him guilty of the murders of two girls in 2008.
APRIL 15, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SENTENCES OF DEATH REVIEWED BY NA
the Vietnamese National Assembly Justice Committee presented a report
- APRIL 15, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
USA - New Mexico / Italy / Vatican: Governor Bill Richardson met Pope Benedict today before commemorating New Mexico's repeal of the death penalty. then he met Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno
APRIL 15, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTYCOLORADO (USA): HOUSE VOTES TO END DEATH PENALTY
The Colorado House gave tentative approval today to House Bill 1274, a plan to
- APRIL 14, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TCHRD URGES CHINA TO OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCES IN TIBET
the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) expressed its deepest concern at the first known cases of death sentences passed by the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in China on two Tibetans.
- APRIL 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED AGAINST TWO IRANIAN KURDS
Iran overturned the death penalty sentence against two Kurdish Iranians, the Amir Kabir University of Technology website reported, citing the defendants’ lawyer.
- APRIL 14, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
USA - Arizona. A jury re-sentenced Scott A. Lehr to death
- APRIL 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
APRIL 14, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF A LAWYER AND HIS WIFE
Three Moroccans were sentenced to death by a court of Meknès (120 km east of
APRIL 14, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
- APRIL 13, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED IN ENDLESS CASE
Taiwan’s longest running criminal case headed again to the Supreme Court after the High Court convicted three defendants in a kidnapping and murder case for the 11th time.
- APRIL 13, 2009AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TALIBAN EXECUTE ELOPING PAIR - OFFICIAL
Taliban militants in Afghanistan publicly executed a man and girl for eloping when she was already engaged to marry someone else
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA POLICE OFFICER GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER OF DRIVER
a policeman who shot another driver dead in China's southwest Yunnan Province on February 13, 2009, while off duty, following a minor traffic dispute, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
- APRIL 13, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: BISHOP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna Metropolitan Archdiocese in Nigeria, Dr Matheaw Ndagoso, said that he was opposed to death sentence as a punishment for kidnapping in the country.
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MOVE TO SEEK CLEMENCY FOR MALAYSIAN HELD IN DEATH ROW
clemency is being sought for Ong Kim Fatt, a Malaysian who is facing a firing squad in China for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 13, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS PARDONED
the Reconciliation Committee in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, secured pardons for two death row inmates some 48 hours before their scheduled execution. Awad and Amer were sentenced to death for murder
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY TO BE STRICTLY CONTROLLED AND PRUDENTLY APPLIED IN CHINA
the death penalty will be strictly controlled and prudently applied, said the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) released by the Information Office of China's State Council.
- APRIL 13, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Police Special Action Force (UTK) officer Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar...
Police Special Action Force (UTK) officer Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar...