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- APRIL 11, 2006DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. INMATE ORDERED TO TAKE MEDS SO HE CAN BE EXECUTED
a judge who halted an execution because the inmate was mentally ill has agreed to force the man to take anti-psychotic medication so he can be put to death.
- APRIL 11, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
"Right now there are around 50 people either sentenced to, or eligible for, the death sentence...
"Right now there are around 50 people either sentenced to, or eligible for, the death sentence," opposition leader Elizardo Sánchez said.
- APRIL 11, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN CONDEMNED IN NEW YORK
the Iranian community in New York condemned the execution of political prisoners in Iran in a demonstration outside the UN headquarters.
- APRIL 11, 2006MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. MEXICO TO ASK TEXAS TO COMMUTE MEXICAN PRISONER'S DEATH SENTENCE
the president of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission asked Texas officials to commute a death sentence to life in prison for Angel Maturino Resendiz, a Mexican prisoner convicted of raping and killing a Houston doctor.
- APRIL 10, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. RANDOM TRANSPLANT OF ORGANS FROM CRIMINALS "UNTRUE"
a senior Chinese health official described a report about China's random transplant of organs from executed criminals as "untrue" and a "malicious slander".
- APRIL 10, 2006CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. BEAUTY QUEEN LAUNCHES QUEST TO SAVE NAMESAKE FROM DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAN
a Canadian beauty queen's campaign to save the life of an Iranian teenager was drawing worldwide interest, with more than 7,000 people signing a petition.
- APRIL 10, 2006DEATH PENALTY
James Chappell, sentenced to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend...
James Chappell, sentenced to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend - after he was mistakenly released from jail - won a new penalty hearing from the Nevada Supreme Court.
- APRIL 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in southern Kerman province.
- APRIL 9, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. VILLAGE COURTS COULD PASS DEATH SENTENCES, DAILY TELEGRAPH
human rights groups claim that the village courts, set up in Rwanda in 2001 to deal with a crippling backlog of genocide cases, are being hijacked by villagers using the pretence of genocide allegations to settle land disputes and family feuds.
- APRIL 9, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SERIAL KILLINGS, RAPE
an anti-terrorism court in the central Pakistani town of Bahawalpur sentenced convicted serial killer and rapist Abdul Razzaq to death, the Daily Times newspaper reported.
- APRIL 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man...
an Iranian man...
- APRIL 8, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. PM CALLS FOR AMENDING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAWS
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai called for a review of capital punishment while authorities sought to replace the firing squad with remotely-fired weapons to shield the troops from any trauma.