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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- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Lloyd Little has requested that Derrick Mason, whom he sentenced to death 16 years ago, receive a different sentence
USA - Alabama. Judge Lloyd Little has requested that Derrick Mason, whom he sentenced to death 16 years ago, receive a different sentence
AUGUST 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: OVER 20 DEATH ROW CONVICTS AWAIT FINAL WORD ON THEIR MERCY PLEAS
as of today there are 22 death row convicts waiting for a final word from the Indian president
- AUGUST 27, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A committee of British MPs has called for the state of Florida to commute the death sentence of Manuel Valle, 63, a Cuban national
USA - Florida. A committee of British MPs has called for the state of Florida to commute the death sentence of Manuel Valle, 63, a Cuban national
- AUGUST 14, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
the Court of Appeal in Botswana commuted the death sentences of three men to jail sentences, according to sources within the Botswana Prison Service. The three were identified as Benson Keganne, Raymond Leshomo and Arnold Masango.
- AUGUST 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEA
Indian President Pratibha Patil rejected the clemency petitions of Murugan...
- AUGUST 1, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: CONVICTS ESCAPE HANGMAN'S NOOSE
Benson Keganne had his death sentences commuted by Justices Moore, Ramodibedi and Howie of the Botswanan Court of Appeal to 18 years in jail, backdated to the first day of his incarceration.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO TO LIFE IN PRISON
Indian President Pratibha Patil commuted the death sentences of Sattan and Guddu of Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment.
- JULY 13, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
USA - Texas. Rais Bhuiyan is suing Gov. Rick Perry to stop the state from executing the man who shot him in the head nearly 10 years ago
JULY 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian found
- JULY 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
- JUNE 29, 2011Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CALLS FOR CLEMENCY FOR 23 NATIONALS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Indonesian government called for clemency for 23 nationals
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CLEMENCY BIDS BLOW
the prospects of Australians Schapelle Corby and Andrew Chan
JUNE 14, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: MAXO TIDO DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
the Privy Council overturned convicted murderer Maxo Tido's death sentence.
- JUNE 8, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR KASICH GRANTS CLEMENCY TO HAWKINS
Ohio Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn
- JUNE 8, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
- JUNE 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn Hawkins, 42, black
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn Hawkins, 42, black
- JUNE 7, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Daily Mail reported that President Rupiah Banda had commuted...
the Daily Mail reported that President Rupiah Banda had commuted...
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
- JUNE 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
- JUNE 1, 2011EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS 23 TOP DERG OFFICIALS
Ethiopian government commuted the death sentences of 23 former Derg regime high ranking officials for committing genocide to life time imprisonment.
MAY 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
- MAY 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
USA - Texas. Victim opposed to the execution of Mark Stroman
- MAY 17, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1984 MURDERS
An Ohio man was executed in the morning after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, officials said.
- MAY 16, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES AMNESTY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Myanmar's new president announced an amnesty for prisoners, commuting the sentences
- MAY 3, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
USA - Ohio. Conservatives Petition Parole Board to Spare Man's Life
- APRIL 14, 2011MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO FREES 92 POLITICAL PRISONERS AFTER PROTESTS
Morocco freed 92 political prisoners under a pardon issued by the king following street protests
- APRIL 6, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: MP MUTHALIB REISSUES DEATH SENTENCE AMENDMENT TO PARLIAMENT
Jumhooree Party (JP) MP Ibrahim Muthalib resubmitted an amendment to the Maldivian Clemency Act that if passed would require any death sentence then upheld by the Supreme Court to be carried out.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES CLEMENCY TO TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenko rejected clemency requests from death