The people on death row
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On death row live the people who have been sentenced and are waiting to be executed. The wait can last years or decades, often in isolation, with a date that arrives or is put off again and again. It is a punishment inside the punishment, and in many countries the number of people held there is the hardest figure of all to obtain.
This page collects the news on the people on death row, on the conditions they are held in, and on the numbers the association is able to document.
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- DECEMBER 10, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): RONALD CLINTON LOTT EXECUTED
Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed in Oklahoma.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
NOVEMBER 27, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED IN JUBA AND WAU
At least four people were executed by hanging between 12 and 18 November 2013, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) reported.
NOVEMBER 6, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 1,102 ON DEATH ROW AFTER BDR SENTENCES
The number of convicts on death row in Bangladesh rose to 1,102 after a court on Tuesday
NOVEMBER 3, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BLOOD MONEY FOR FILIPINO ON DEATH ROW SHORT OF TARGET AMOUNT ON DEADLINE
On the day of the deadline for its payment, the blood money raised so far for Joselito Zapanta, the Filipino
- OCTOBER 23, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE RECOMMENDS REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Edwin J. Peterson, who served as the Chief Justice of Oregon's Supreme Court for many years, recently recommended ending the “Dickensonian system we have in Oregon”.
- OCTOBER 23, 2013OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Former Oregon Chief Justice Recommends Repeal of Death Penalty.
USA - Oregon. Former Oregon Chief Justice Recommends Repeal of Death Penalty.
OCTOBER 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 414 DEATH ROW CONVICTS AWAIT GALLOWS
The Asian Centre for Human Right (ACHR) in its report, “Mercy on Trial in India” stated that India had a total of 414 death row convicts at the end of 2012.
- OCTOBER 16, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court of Japan rejected the seventh request for retrial from Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old
the Supreme Court of Japan rejected the seventh request for retrial from Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old
- OCTOBER 4, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
OCTOBER 2, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: ONLY 2% OF COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJORITY OF U.S. DEATH PENALTY
The Death Penalty Information Center released a new report: “The 2% Death Penalty: How
OCTOBER 1, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EKITI STATE GOVERNOR FAYEMI PARDONS 8 PRISONERS, 2 BROTHERS ON DEATH ROW
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Nigeria, granted pardon to 10 prisoners, including
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: PARDONED OFW LANUZA BACK AFTER 13 YEARS
After 13 long years, Rodelio "Dondon" Lanuza, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was saved from death row in Saudi Arabia, finally arrived in the country in the afternoon, ending his family's long wait and putting a happy ending to a story that even i
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA SPRING 2013’ NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA shows a continuation of
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA: DEATH ROW INMATE DEBRA MILKE RELEASED TO AWAIT RETRIAL
Debra Milke, who spent 23 years on death row, has been released because of a lack of
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Debra Milke, who spent 23 years on death row, has been released because of a lack of evidence.
USA - Arizona. Debra Milke, who spent 23 years on death row, has been released because of a lack of evidence.
- AUGUST 5, 2013DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA: MAN CONVICTED OF 8 MURDERS EXECUTED
A mentally ill man convicted of killing eight people in the late 1970s in the Miami area was executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford in the evening.
- JULY 11, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California has abandoned the legal defense of its delay-ridden lethal injection procedures, moving ahead to adopt a single-drug option
USA - California. California has abandoned the legal defense of its delay-ridden lethal injection procedures, moving ahead to adopt a single-drug option
JULY 4, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS EXPIRED
Pakistan's new government ended the moratorium on executions, an official said.
- JULY 3, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): FORMER GOVERNOR RYAN RELEASED FROM HOME CONFINEMENT
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan was released in the morning from home confinement
- JULY 3, 2013IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Governor George Ryan was released today from home confinement
USA - Illinois. Former Governor George Ryan was released today from home confinement
JUNE 18, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: TWO MORE CONVICTS EXECUTED
two convicted rapists and killers were put to death in a Kuwaiti prison in Salibiya. It was Kuwait’s second
- JUNE 17, 2013DEATH PENALTY
INDIANA (USA): PAULA COOPER LEAVES DEATH ROW FOR FREEDOM
Paula Cooper, sentenced to death at age 16, will leave prison today after 24 years. A legal challenge and international campaign to overturn her death sentence saved Cooper's life. It had been at the time one of the first international campaigns set up by
JUNE 16, 2013UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 420 CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW
There are 420 currently convicts on death row in Uganda’s prisons, the Uganda Prisons Service
JUNE 13, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MARITICIDE
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld a High Court ruling to sentence a woman to death for
- JUNE 10, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 1,100 WOMEN IN JAILS, 35 ON DEATH ROW
Of nearly 75,000 prisoners in jails in Pakistan, around 1,100 are women, according to the Human Rights
- MAY 30, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY ON HOLD AGAIN
In a 28-page ruling, the 1st District Court of Appeal today scrapped the state's latest attempt
- MAY 30, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
MAY 12, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SHACKLES OFF ON BANG KWANG DEATH ROW
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been invited to preside over a ceremony