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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- OCTOBER 20, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN ACQUITTED OF DRUG PEDDLING, DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
the Fujairah Federal Court of Appeal commuted the death sentence awarded to a man
- OCTOBER 14, 2010GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA ABOLISHES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Guyana's parliament voted to abolish the mandatory death penalty for people convicted of
- OCTOBER 13, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION IN ZAMBIA CONTINUES FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM
after participating yesterday at the “Death Has No Appeal” forum organised by the European Union in Lusaka, the Hands Off Cain delegation in Zambia (comprised of Radical parliamentarians Elizabetta Zamparutti and Marco Perduca) met the Zambian parliamenta
OCTOBER 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR 4 OF A FAMILY
the Indian President commuted the death sentences of four unidentified members of a family
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CAIRO COURT REDUCES TYCOON’S DEATH SENTENCE
the death sentence of Egyptian real estate tycoon Hesham Talaat Moustafa for paying an assassin to kill Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008 was commuted to 15 years in prison.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2010DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): TERESA LEWIS EXECUTED DESPITE PROTESTS
Teresa Lewis died early today after being given a lethal injection at the Greensville correctional
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 41, white, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
USA - Virginia. Teresa Lewis, 1st woman in 5 years due to be executed in USA on September 23.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: 167 MOVED FROM DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
at least 167 inmates on death row have had their sentences reduced
SEPTEMBER 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES 14 DEATH SENTENCES INTO LIFE TERMS
Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil commuted the death
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWENTY DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Bangladesh has granted clemency to 20 death row inmates under a presidential
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PRISONERS AWAIT EXECUTION IN JOS
over 123 prison inmates including 39 indigenes of Benue State who are sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: TWO SPARED DEATH PENALTY
two of three Singaporeans found guilty of killing a lorry driver during a May 2006 robbery attempt
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND GRANTS CLEMENCY TO KEVIN KEITH
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Kevin Keith, 46, commuting his
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Kevin Keith
USA - Ohio. Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Kevin Keith
AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MINISTER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
A senior Malaysian minister reportedly urged the government to abolish the death
AUGUST 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENTIAL PARDON FOR OLDEST DEATH ROW CONVICT
Indian President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of 75- year- old Shobhit
- AUGUST 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SARABJIT SINGH'S DEATH SENTENCE 'STAYED' BY MUSHARRAF GOVERNMENT: ZARDARI'S OFFICE
Pakistan said that Indian national Sarabjit Singh's mercy petition is not pending in President Asif Ali Zardari's office, as his execution was already stayed by the 'previous government'.
- JULY 14, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF WOMAN
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has commuted the death sentence of a woman convicted
- JUNE 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
An Iranian woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning. Sakineh Mohamamadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz, was accused of having extramarital relations with two men who ended up kill
- JUNE 29, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ted Calvin Cole, a former death row inmate, will spend the rest of his life in prison
USA - Texas. Ted Calvin Cole, a former death row inmate, will spend the rest of his life in prison
JUNE 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE IN PUBLIC LAND FRAUD CASE
in Vietnam, a Ho Chin Minh City court commuted the death sentence handed to property
- JUNE 17, 2010DEATH PENALTY
UTAH: RONNIE LEE GARDNER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in Draper, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
- JUNE 15, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): POWELL EXECUTED FOR 1978 SLAYING OF POLICE OFFICER
The state of Texas executed David Powell, 59, for the murder of a police officer 32 years ago, after having lost a series of lengthy appeals and requests for clemency.
- JUNE 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH FOR 8 TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
in India, eight convicts on death row in two separate cases of murder received
- JUNE 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN’S RAPIST
in the United Arab Emirates, the Fujairah Court of Appeal commuted the death
- JUNE 4, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR SPARES CONDEMNED KILLER
Ted Strickland has commuted the death sentence of Richard Nields.
- JUNE 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. Ted Strickland has commuted the death sentence of Richard Nields
USA - Ohio. Gov. Ted Strickland has commuted the death sentence of Richard Nields
- MAY 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Beverly Perdue pardoned Greg Taylor
- MAY 20, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Kirk Douglas Williams