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SEPTEMBER 25, 2008SpainDEATH PENALTYUN. ZAPATERO CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2015
Speaking to the United Nations in New York, the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has called for a universal moratorium on the death penalty in 2015 as a first step towards its complete abolition.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, TWO CHILDREN IN NILPHAMARI
a court in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two children in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CHAMBER RATIFIES PROTOCOL NO 13
the Chamber of Deputies approved the draft law for ratifiying Protocol No 13 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTE FOUR MEN
tribal elders, clerics and Taliban publicly executed four men in South Waziristan, Pakistan, for allegedly committing murder, eyewitnesses said.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a death row inmate in Botswana, Kedisaletse Tsobane, 49, who was convicted of killing his 10 year old daughter in 2004, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008DEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a death row inmate in Botswana, Kedisaletse Tsobane, 49, who was convicted of killing his 10 year old daughter in 2004, was executed. On July 21, the Court of Appeal dismissed his case. Tsobane was sentenced to death by the Francistown High Court after he
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYRIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR ACTION ON DEATH ROW NIGERIANS
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the government to examine why so many Nigerians are facing the death penalty worldwide.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. ZAMPARUTTI- PROTOCOL NO 13 RATIFICATION GOOD, BUT COMMITMENT REQUIRED TO STRENGTHEN UN RESOLUTION
regarding the Chamber of Deputies' ratification of Protocol No 13 of the European Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental liberties, Democratic Party Radical Parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti said: "The vote today is the final po
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLINGS LOW CASTES
an Indian court sentenced six men to death for the brutal killings of a low-caste woman and her three young children, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING EMPLOYERS
in India, a Calcutta city court sentenced a domestic help to death for murdering his employer and his wife in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER JUVENILE ON DEATH ROW
in Iran, a young man identified as Mahyear was sentenced to death for a crime he allegedly committed when 17, the state-run daily Kargozaran reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ETHNIC AFFAIRS OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Du Maoji, former deputy director of the general office of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC), was recently sentenced to death for corruption with a two-year reprieve at the first trial
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF HOMOSEXUALITY
Nemat Safavi, arrested almost three years ago at the age of 16, was condemned to death by a court in Ardebil, in the northwest Iranian Azerbaijan region.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Serial killer Ronald Dominique suspected of killing as many as 23 men pleaded guilty today to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Serial killer Ronald Dominique suspected of killing as many as 23 men pleaded guilty today to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida - Richard Henyard, 34, black, was executed at Florida State Prison.
USA - Florida - Richard Henyard, 34, black, was executed at Florida State Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
USA - Georgia. Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT ISSUES STAY OF EXECUTION FOR DAVIS
the US Supreme Court granted a last minute reprieve to a Georgia man, less than than two hours before his scheduled execution for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTYIRAN. TWO MINORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two young men were sentenced to death in Iran for crimes they allegedly committed as minors.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008DEATH PENALTYLOMBARDY. REGIONAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY, EVEN FOR TAREK AZIZ
the Lombardy Regional Council unanimously approved, with one abstention, a motion presented at the end of July, which supported the international "Universal Moratorium on the Death Penalty, Even for Tarek Aziz" appeal promoted by Hands Off Cain and the Tr
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO GO TO GALLOWS IN MURDER CASE IN BHOLA
a special tribunal in Bhola, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death for killing a housewife.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH CAPTURED IN WASSIT
policemen captured a man wanted by security authorities who was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Kut city, Iraq, a security source in Wassit said.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DALIT MURDER IN BARABANKI
a fast track court in Barabanki, India...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. COP TO HANG IN LAGOS
Inspector John Onwe, a Lagos policeman, was sentenced to hang for the killing of Ndudiri Onyekwere.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
Hammoud Ahmed Qaid Saeed was executed
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008DEATH PENALTYITALY-LIBYA. D'ELIA: GHEDDAFI'S REGIME UNTRUSTWORTHY
"The threatening technique of creating emergencies and then asking for money to resolve them was often used by the Libyan regime. The regime is characterised among other things by the cynical use of the drama of illegal immigrants that depart from the Lib
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. LAWMAKER COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VISITING ISRAEL
an Iraqi lawmaker who has made two trips to Israel and advocates peaceful relations with the Jewish state had his parliamentary immunity lifted last week and now could face a death sentence if Baghdad chooses to prosecute him.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SENDS 8 SAUDIS HOME
eight Saudi Arabian nationals jailed in Iraq were sent home ahead of a new extradition treaty between the two countries.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA. MAN SETENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER, TWO FRIENDS FREED
the High Court of Malaysia sentenced a self-employed man to hang after finding him guilty of murdering a blacksmith, but freed two of his friends of the same charge.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Mallory Cooper upheld an April 22 jury recommendation, and sentenced Galante Romar Phillips to death.
USA - Florida. Circuit Judge Mallory Cooper upheld an April 22 jury recommendation, and sentenced Galante Romar Phillips to death.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PAPIYA MURDER CASE: SHANKAR SHAH GETS DEATH PENALTY
a fast track court in India handed down the death sentence to one in the sensational double murder of eminent History Professor Papiya Ghosh and her maidservant Malti in December, 2006.