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- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS: EXECUTION SET BACK
the execution of four condemned men, in St. Kitts and Nevis, was further delayed when a judge in St Lucia decided not to make a ruling on the case.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
USA - Delaware. Delaware's new lethal injection procedure will be more secretive than the one used in the past.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
USA - North Carolina. The death penalty debate will move to the state Supreme Court in November.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court will wait until at least Wednesday Oct. 1 before announcing whether or not they will hear an appeal by Troy Davis
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 21 YEAR OLD MAN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH PRISON
a 21 year old man identified as Homayon Shabestari was hanged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
three drug dealers were shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
a person involved in a murder case was shot in North Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN OFFICIAL: DEATH PENALTY SUPPORT DENIES BASIC CHRISTIAN BELIEF
support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment. Archbishop Agost
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY. FRATTINI: NEW RESOLUTION ON MORATORIUM SOON
Foreign Affairs Minister Franco Frattini said that Italy will promote a new UN resolution to confirm the moratorium on the death penalty that was approved last December by the United Nations General Assembly and to push countries that still employ the dea
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTYCANADA REFUSES CLEMENCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW IN MONTANA
a decision by the Conservative government to stop seeking clemency for a Canadian man on death row in the United States was arbitrary and unfair, his defense lawyer said.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2008New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
USA - New Hampshire. A poll found that 57 % said that the death penalty is an appropriate maximum punishment for a police killing
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
USA - Usa / Canada. For $20, a Toronto artist delivers a taste of death row.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ACEHNESE WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, passed the death sentence on an Acehnese migrant worker from Indonesia named Junaidi Nurdin, 32, for distributing 979 grams of hemp in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2008LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
USA - Louisiana. Terrance Carter, 29, has been sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
Mahmood Matin and Arash Basirat, sentenced for apostasy...
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
USA - Florida. A divided Florida Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Anthony Welch.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
USA - Oklahoma. Jessie James Cummings was put to death today at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Jerry Wickham
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death
USA - Alabama. Mario Woodward has been sentenced to death
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.