Commutations of sentence and acts of clemency
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A death sentence can be turned into a prison sentence by an act of clemency: commutation, pardon, amnesty, remission. These rest with heads of state, courts and clemency boards, and not infrequently arrive within hours of an execution.
For the association they are a concrete front: every commutation is a life, and the countries that grant many of them are often the ones closest to a moratorium in fact. This page collects the news on commutations, pardons and acts of clemency.
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APRIL 11, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ‘PRESIDENT REJECTED 513 MERCY PETITIONS OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS’
Pakistan is among the five most prolific executioners in the world with 487 executions in the last three years, while the president has rejected 513 mercy petitions in the last five years, a report launched on April 11 has found.
APRIL 4, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE OF 15 INDIANS COMMUTED TO LIFE
The Emir of Kuwait has commuted the death sentence of 15 Indians to life imprisonment, the government informed Lok Sabha.
MARCH 29, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES 30 ON DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor, has approved the grant of total pardon to five inmates who were serving various prison terms and commuted 30 others on death row to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 26, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SIXTEEN ESCAPE HANGMAN’S NOOSE
At least 16 inmates sentenced to death have escaped the hangman’s noose.
- MARCH 26, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
MARCH 21, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA REVERSES SENTENCE FOR PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commuted prison sentence to life for inmates who have stayed on the death row for over 10 years.
- MARCH 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian migrant worker beheaded for murder
March 18, 2018: M. Zaini Misrin executed notwithstanding clemency pleas from President Jokowi
MARCH 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN WORKER BEHEADED DESPITE JOKOWI’S PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indonesian migrant worker for murder despite President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s repeated pleas that the man be granted clemency.
- MARCH 16, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends William Montgomery be spared.
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends William Montgomery be spared.
- MARCH 13, 2018DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
MARCH 12, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY COURTS AWARDED DEATH TO 186 PERSONS SINCE 2015
A total of 486 cases have come before the military courts since their inception in the year 2015.
MARCH 9, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: GHANAIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER CLEMENCY PLEA REJECTED
Singapore executed a Ghanaian man for drug smuggling, rejecting his plea for clemency.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: MINUTES BEFORE EXECUTION, GOV. GREG ABBOTT COMMUTES THE SENTENCE OF THOMAS WHITAKER
Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker (38, White).
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker
USA - Texas. Less than an hour before execution, Gov. Abbott commutes the sentence of Thomas Whitaker
- FEBRUARY 21, 2018BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN ABOLISHES DEATH PENALITY
Benin has abolished the death penalty, according to a decree issued by the head of state, Patrice Talon.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended clemency for Thomas Whitaker.
USA - Texas. The Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended clemency for Thomas Whitaker.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2018BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA HANGS MAN WHO MURDERED GIRLFRIEND, SON
Botswana hanged a man for murdering his girlfriend and her son, the first execution in two years by the only southern African nation not to have abolished the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich grants an 8-month reprieve to Tibbetts, whose execution was on February 13, 2018
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich grants an 8-month reprieve to Tibbetts, whose execution was on February 13, 2018
- JANUARY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Two prisoners were executed at Orumiyeh Central Prison while another prisoner was transferred back to the ward due to the leniency shown by the victim’s family.
- JANUARY 1, 2018MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Country has 11 crimes that carry the death penalty
The Country has 11 crimes that carry the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2018KenyaDEATH PENALTY
the mandatory death sentence is no longer lawful in Kenya
the mandatory death sentence is no longer lawful in Kenya
- JANUARY 1, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
- JANUARY 1, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
- JANUARY 1, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
- JANUARY 1, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences
- JANUARY 1, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
- JANUARY 1, 2018SudanDEATH PENALTY
The 1991 penal code based on Sharia law prescribes both the death penalty and corporal punishment.
The 1991 penal code based on Sharia law prescribes both the death penalty and corporal punishment.
- JANUARY 1, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- JANUARY 1, 2018CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.