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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- NOVEMBER 21, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR SECOND TIME
a Kenyan court imposed the death sentence
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DENIES CLEMENCY TO SMUGGLERS
Indonesia's president rejected clemency pleas by five foreign drug smugglers and will push ahead with their executions
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. POPO HANGED SECRETLY - JOINA
Thema Joina, the lawyer of Sepeni Popo, said his
- OCTOBER 17, 2007GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Guatemala commuted a death sentence handed down in 1999 to
- OCTOBER 2, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. EBONYI, KATSINA, SOKOTO PARDON 86 PRISONERS
three states in Nigeria- Ebonyi, Katsina and Sokoto - released a total of 86
- OCTOBER 2, 2007HondurasDEATH PENALTY
HONDURAS HOPES TO STOP EXECUTION IN US
the government of Honduras continues to expect mercy from the US authorities...
- OCTOBER 1, 2007GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLEDGE TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
the two presidential candidates in Guatemala’s November 4 runoff election have
- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TAXI DRIVER'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO 5 YEARS IN JAIL
a taxi driver death's sentence was commuted to five years by the Appeal Court of the United Arab Emirates.
- AUGUST 15, 2007Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 17 PRISONERS
Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso granted general pardons on the occasion of Congo's National Day
- AUGUST 14, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
former death row inmate Aaron Patterson, who received a gubernatorial...
former death row inmate Aaron Patterson, who received a gubernatorial pardon in 2003, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on gun and drug charges.
- AUGUST 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court commuted Kulwinder Singh’s death sentence to life imprisonment.
the Indian Supreme Court commuted Kulwinder Singh’s death sentence to life imprisonment.
- AUGUST 2, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 97 PRISONERS
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of 97 prisoners who were on death row, according to a statement released in Lusaka
- JULY 29, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. KING COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF SEVEN MILITANTS
Jordan's King Abdullah II commuted the death sentences of seven Islamic militants
- JULY 17, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA LIFTS EXECUTION FOR HIV MEDICS AFTER PAYMENTS TO FAMILIES OF INFECTED CHILDREN
Libya dropped death sentences against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of children with HIV, commuting their punishments to life in prison, the foreign minister said
- JULY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. GROUP SEEKS 400 PARDONS
Saudi Arabia's Higher Committee for Reconciliation is seeking pardons for 400 death
- JUNE 19, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT FOUR SPARED DEATH, GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
Kuwait’s highest court commuted the 2005 death sentences...
- JUNE 12, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN'S APPEALS CRT COMMUTES SENTENCES FOR ATTACK PLOTTERS
Jordan's Appeals Court commuted death sentences issued by a military court in September 2000 against Khader Abu-Hosher, and his coconspirator Osama Samar.
- MAY 31, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND CANCELS EXECUTIONS FOR AID WORKER KILLERS
The president of the breakaway enclave of Somaliland commuted death sentences against two men
- MAY 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA FREES ELDERLY PRISONERS BEFORE POWER SHIFT
Nigeria has granted an amnesty to all prisoners over 70 and to those over 60 who have been on death row
- MAY 7, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR APPEAL COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE IRANIANS
an appeals court in Doha, Qatar, commuted the death sentences issued to three Iranians to life sentences
- APRIL 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous
the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous
- MARCH 9, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry commuted to life in prison the sentence for Doil Edward Lane.
Gov. Rick Perry commuted to life in prison the sentence for Doil Edward Lane.
- MARCH 6, 2007GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA FREES OR COMMUTES SENTENCES OF 1,206 PRISONERS
Ghana’s President, John Kufuor, freed or commuted the sentences of 1,206 prisoners to mark the 50th
- MARCH 2, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. HUGE AMNESTY SIGNALS HISTORIC DAY
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned almost 9,000 prisoners, on the occasion of the birth on February 28 of his daughter Lalla Khadija, the Justice ministry affirmed.
- JANUARY 18, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MEN CHARGED WITH BARNALI KILLING SPARED NOOSE
the Indian Supreme Court has commuted the capital punishment of two convicts to life terms in the sensational Barnali Deb rape-and-murder case.
- JANUARY 1, 2007Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.
- JANUARY 1, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
- JANUARY 1, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2007MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...