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- OCTOBER 20, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OF ACTIVISTS IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER WILL OF PARLIAMENT, CHAMBER PRESIDENT BERTINOTTI
“I consider as very important the unanimous position taken by the Foreign Commission of the Chamber of Deputies regarding the UN moratorium on capital executions. It is the second time in two and a half months that the Lower House has taken such a stance.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. RESOLUTION FOR UN MORATORIUM APPROVED AT LOWER HOUSE
the Foreign Commission of Italy’s Lower House approved a resolution for a UN moratorium on capital executions, despite government opposition.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN REPLIES TO UNDERSECRETARY VERNETTI
Elisabetta Zamparutti, responsible for Hands Off Cain’s UN based initiatives, replies to Undersecretary Vernetti’s comments defining as “adventurous” the presentation of a pro-moratorium resolution at the ongoing UN General Assembly.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH ROW BRITON GETS TWO-MONTH REPRIEVE
it was announced that the execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British man held in Pakistan, will not take place during Prince Charles's visit to the country.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF CONVICTED KASHMIRI
the execution of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man sentenced to death for his role in the 2001 Indian parliament attack, had been delayed until the president answered his call for clemency, officials said.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted twenty seven individuals between October 5-12 for crimes including kidnapping, possession of illegal weapons, using or taking advantage of someone else’s legal documents, heading, leading, joining armed groups,
- OCTOBER 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. RECORD NUMBER ON DEATH ROW, OFFICIAL
the number of people on death row in Bangladesh has risen to a record 860...
- OCTOBER 19, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN DENIES BRITISH PRESSURE HELPED DELAY EXECUTION
Pakistan said it did not postpone the execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain under pressure from London, adding that the two-month delay was meant to give relatives time to reach a compromise.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF TEMPLE KILLINGS
a Chinese farmer was sentenced to death for the murder of 10 people in a Taoist temple in north-west China. Qiu Xinghua, 47, was found guilty of the murders at the Tiewadian temple in Ankang, in the country's Shaanxi province.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for...
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for the 1995 robbery-murder of a convenience store clerk, committed suicide this morning at the Texas death row in Livingston.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH TREATMENT OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), expressed deep concern over how the authorities were dealing with prisoners on death row.