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- JUNE 30, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
JUNE 30, 2008DEATH PENALTYUN INVESTIGATOR BLASTS US JUSTICE SYSTEM, DEATH PENALTY
A senior UN human rights investigator criticized the
JUNE 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYDEATH SENTENCE FOR IRANIAN CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE FOR ISRAEL
an Iranian charged with espionage for Israel was sentenced to dea
- JUNE 29, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
JUNE 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. ‘JUDGES SHOULD NOT BE LENIENT WHILE DEALING WITH GRAVE CRIMES’
Judges should not be lenient while sentencing those who have committed
- JUNE 28, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
- JUNE 28, 2008GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
- JUNE 28, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
Indonesian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister...
- JUNE 28, 2008IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - The assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association has voted to support abolishing the death penalty in the state.
USA - The assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association has voted to support abolishing the death penalty in the state.
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
- JUNE 27, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
USA - Superior Court Judge Robert Bell found Guy Tobias LeGrande incompetent for execution
JUNE 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA OVERTURNS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China's highest court overturned 15 percent of all death sentences reviewed
- JUNE 26, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the verdict...
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the verdict...
- JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Shuangquan, former board chairman of a freeway...
Chen Shuangquan, former board chairman of a freeway...
- JUNE 26, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Benito Albarran will face death by lethal injection, a Madison County jury decided 10-2 today
USA - Benito Albarran will face death by lethal injection, a Madison County jury decided 10-2 today
JUNE 26, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. TWO NIGERIANS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Nigerians were executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, officials said. Samuel Okoye,
JUNE 26, 2008GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA. GOVT FAILED TO BAN DEATH PENALTY
a senior Ghanaian justice department official expressed surprise that the government
JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
six people were executed in Yunnan and Henan provinces, and the Guangxi Zhua
- JUNE 25, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Michael Blair, upholding a lower-court ruling made last month.
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Michael Blair, upholding a lower-court ruling made last month.
- JUNE 25, 2008VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
Robert Stacy Yarbrough, 30, was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center
- JUNE 25, 2008SyriaDEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human...
the Committee for the Monitoring of the Syrian Society and Human Rights stated that the Syrian authorities had executed the civil engineer Yasser al-Sakka, born in Aleppo in year 1970, married with two children, nearly a month before, without any prior ed
- JUNE 25, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die
JUNE 25, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING CHILDREN
The Supreme Court outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
JUNE 25, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYDRUGS. RADICALS AND ASSOCIATIONS, DEATH PENALTY EXISTS FOR POSSESSION
the Italian Radicals, the Forum Droghe Association and dozens of non profit organisations and unions
- JUNE 24, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new sentencing for William Robert Gray Junior.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new sentencing for William Robert Gray Junior.
- JUNE 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
- JUNE 24, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
- JUNE 24, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out Henry Duncan's guilty verdict and death sentence,
USA - California. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out Henry Duncan's guilty verdict and death sentence,
JUNE 24, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
China executed three drug dealers and sentenced five more to death on