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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- MARCH 31, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
- MARCH 10, 2005South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON DEATH ROW PRISONERS
sixty-two prisoners were still under sentence of death although the death penalty was declared invalid in South Africa 10 years ago, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg heard.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO, USA. HOUSE PASSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
the House of New Mexico voted to abolish the death penalty in the state and replace it with a sentence of life without parole.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Sister Helen Prejean, the nun who inspired the Hollywood film Dead Man Walking...
Sister Helen Prejean, the nun who inspired the Hollywood film Dead Man Walking...
- FEBRUARY 4, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International asked Uganda to drop the death penalty.
Amnesty International asked Uganda to drop the death penalty.
- JANUARY 30, 2005NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Lone woman on Nevada's death row dies in prison
the only woman on Nevada's death row died
- JANUARY 17, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
five Bulgarian nurses on death row in Libya in a controversial AIDS case demanded...
five Bulgarian nurses on death row in Libya in a controversial AIDS case demanded...
- JANUARY 17, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand said it would make live Internet broadcasts of life behind prison walls
Thailand said it would make live Internet broadcasts of life behind prison walls
- JANUARY 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
at least 30 juveniles were on death row in Tehran and Rajai-Shahr...
at least 30 juveniles were on death row in Tehran and Rajai-Shahr...
- JANUARY 1, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Prison officers in Kawolo sub-county, Uganda, recommended that...
Prison officers in Kawolo sub-county, Uganda, recommended that...
- NOVEMBER 21, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) continued to advocate the abolition of the death penalty
the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) continued to advocate the abolition of the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 4, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Andrew Busby
the Florida Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Andrew Busby
- OCTOBER 30, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that former Ugandan internal affairs...
It was reported that former Ugandan internal affairs minister Chris Rwakasisi, on death row in Luzira Prison, had been moved from the condemned section to the general prison, Boma
- OCTOBER 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
- OCTOBER 14, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez claimed...
Philippines Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez claimed there wasn't a single child on death row at the National Bilibid Prisons
- OCTOBER 7, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations started its...
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations started its annual human rights meeting in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, focusing mainly on the issue of capital punishment
- OCTOBER 3, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose...
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose a deadline for the execution of convicts sentenced to death to avoid double punishment
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months...
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months ago that the death sentences of 86 convicted killers be commuted to life imprisonment, the order has not yet been carried out
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- JULY 29, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row
Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row
- JULY 25, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that there were seven juvenile convicts...
It was reported that there were seven juvenile convicts on death row at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa, the Philippines, all of them living in misery in cramped cells and denied of sunlight
- JULY 7, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Ten death row inmates were scheduled to be executed...
Ten death row inmates were scheduled to be executed in September, Philippine acting Justice Secretary Merceditas Gutierrez said
- JUNE 27, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
People who had had experience dealing with death row...
People who had had experience dealing with death row inmates told a symposium in Tokyo that they believed such criminals could be rehabilitated
- JUNE 25, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Texas Governor Rick Perry vowed to review the cases...
Texas Governor Rick Perry vowed to review the cases of at least 16 Mexicans on death row in Texas
- JUNE 15, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
"Prisoners in Pakistan, especially those on the death...
"Prisoners in Pakistan, especially those on the death row, live in cramped, overcrowded cells and often face abuse
- JUNE 5, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Hiromoto Haruyama, a death row inmate who spent more...
Hiromoto Haruyama, a death row inmate who spent more than a decade fighting his conviction for the brutal rape, murder or injury inflicting of three women, died from in Sapporo Prison, police said
- MAY 30, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years on death row in the United States, said he would rather kill himself than spend any more time in prison
- MAY 28, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gordon Steidl was freed from an Illinois prison May...
Gordon Steidl was freed from an Illinois prison May 28th, 2004, 17 years after he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to die for a 1986 dual murder