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- MARCH 27, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) Ghana says it is opposed to the death penalty in all cases without exception.
- MARCH 27, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa...
Ugandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa...
- MARCH 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury handed down six death sentences to Dale Hausner, 36, white.
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury handed down six death sentences to Dale Hausner, 36, white.
- MARCH 27, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor Kaine Vetoes Bills to Expand Death Penalty
USA - Virginia. Governor Kaine Vetoes Bills to Expand Death Penalty
MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ABDUCTOR OF NINE BOYS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
The man convicted of leading a gang that abducted nine boys in central China's Henan
MARCH 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of the
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SON-IN-LAW
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions (ADS) Judge Khalid Mehmood Ranjha awarded capital punishment to a man for killing his son-in-law who married his daughter without his consent
- MARCH 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE OF 3-YR-OLD
the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence of Rajendra Wasnik, 28, for the rape and murder of a three year old girl.
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN LAHORE
a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court converted the death penalty of a man convicted of murder into life imprisonment and acquitted the other accused for lack of evidence
- MARCH 26, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence against Hussein Bakari...
- MARCH 26, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The House of Delegates voted 87-52 today for SB 279 that gives significant restrictions in the use of the death penalty
USA - Maryland. The House of Delegates voted 87-52 today for SB 279 that gives significant restrictions in the use of the death penalty
- MARCH 26, 2009GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. House approves sentencing changes
USA - Georgia. House approves sentencing changes
MARCH 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA MILK SCANDAL TERMS UPHELD
A court in north China's Hebei Province upheld two death sentences, a suspended death verdict and other convictions in the country's tainted milk scandal.
- MARCH 25, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY GIVEN TO MAN OVER MURDER-ROBBERY
the Tokyo High Court in Japan gave the death penalty to a 63-year-old man for robbing and murdering a couple in Saitama Prefecture, overruling a lower court decision that sentenced him to life in prison.
- MARCH 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONSIDERING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘OFFENSIVE’ BLOGGERS
Al Jazeera’s Nazanin Sadri reported that Iran is considering a new law that would allow the death penalty for “offensive” bloggers.
- MARCH 25, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
SENTENCE REDUCED FOR A TAIWANESE MAN
a court in Tainan, Taiwan, reduced three death sentences for a man who killed two wives and three sons to a 20-year prison sentence because he had admitted the murders to police.
- MARCH 25, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House voted today to repeal capital punishment , but governor promises a veto
USA - New Hampshire. The House voted today to repeal capital punishment , but governor promises a veto
MARCH 25, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: ACTIVISTS URGE END OF DEATH PENALTY FOLLOWING REPORT
anti-capital punishment activists urged the government to follow the global trend and
MARCH 25, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: MAJILIS APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Committee for Legislation & Legal Reforms of the Majilis of Kazakhstan’s Parliament approved a resolution with regard to the amendments to the Criminal Code, outlawing capital punishment and replacing it with life imprisonment.
MARCH 25, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS SAYS MOVES TOWARDS DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Belarus is moving closer to a moratorium on the death penalty, a senior judicial official
- MARCH 24, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FEMALE SERIAL KILLER 'CYANIDE MALLIKA' GETS DEATH SENTENCE
female serial killer "Cyanide Mallika," charged with murdering five elderly women over the last eight years for gain, was awarded the death sentence by a Fast Track Court in Tumkur, India.
- MARCH 24, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Jamil Naser ‘Assaf, 20, from the ‘Asqoula neighborhood in the east of Gaza City...
Jamil Naser ‘Assaf, 20, from the ‘Asqoula neighborhood in the east of Gaza City...
MARCH 24, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: 2,390 EXECUTED LAST YEAR
Countries in Asia carried out more executions in 2008 than the rest of the world put
MARCH 24, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE COURT CONDEMNS NATIONAL FOOTBALLER TO DEATH
A court in the United Arab Emirates condemned to death a renowned footballer and
MARCH 24, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN UNDER FIRE FOR 'SECRETIVE, INHUMANE' DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International renewed its calls for Japan to abolish its use of the death
MARCH 24, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYBritish newspaper the Independent ran a report about a dozen “death buses” in use
British newspaper the Independent ran a report about a dozen “death buses” in use
- MARCH 23, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC FREES DOC ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
a doctor sentenced to death in India for murdering a fellow doctor was acquitted of all charges by the Bombay High Court after spending six months on death row.
- MARCH 23, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: TWO AMNESTY EXPERTS ARRIVE IN MINSK TO DISCUSS DEATH PENALTY
two representatives of the global human rights watchdog Amnesty International arrived in Minsk, Belarus, on a four-day visit.
- MARCH 23, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: KONESWARAM TEMPLE CHIEF PRIEST SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Chief Priest of the Sri Lankan Thirukoneswaram temple in Trincomalee, Siva Godaja Kurukkal Veeshakeshwar Assar, was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife by strangulation.
- MARCH 23, 2009MaliDEATH PENALTY
the sitting court in Bamako, Mali, sentenced Oumar Traoré...
the sitting court in Bamako, Mali, sentenced Oumar Traoré...