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51,052 ARTICLES · 1999—2026The news from the three battles.
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- OCTOBER 11, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. DEATH PENALTY TO BE PHASED OUT GRADUALLY: MINISTER
the death penalty will be phased out in a gradual manner, Taiwan’s Minister of Justice Shih Mao-lin said.
- OCTOBER 10, 2006DEATH PENALTY
BRUSSELS. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS BACK UN MORATORIUM
a group of European Parliamentarians sent a letter to the European Council and to EU Ministers asking they support a moratorium on executions at the UN General Assembly.
- OCTOBER 10, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED FROM THE CONSTITUTION IN FIRST READING
the Chamber of Deputies approved the first reading of the law repealing all references to the death penalty in Italy’s Constitution.
- OCTOBER 10, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian human rights organization has called for the abolition of capital punishment, on the fourth annual World Day against the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 10, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. RESOLUTION FOR UN MORATORIUM DEPOSITED AT CHAMBER
a resolution was deposited at the Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Commission asking the government to “fully and immediately put into action” the motion established in Parliament last July 27 to present at the ongoing UN General Assembly a resolution for a U
- OCTOBER 10, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. KOBAYASHI WITHDRAWS APPEAL OVER DEATH SENTENCE
Kaoru Kobayashi withdrew his appeal against his death sentence for kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl in Japan’s Nara Prefecture in 2004, his defence counsel said.
- OCTOBER 9, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT NOT RESPECTING CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, HANDS OFF CAIN
the government should commit itself to presenting a resolution for a moratorium on executions at the ongoing UN General Assembly, even without unanimous support from the European Union. At a press conference held in Rome, Hands Off Cain appealed to the It
- OCTOBER 7, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH VERDICT ON ISLAMISTS COMMUTED
Jordan’s top appeals court commuted the death sentence of two convicted Islamists over a millennium bomb plot.
- OCTOBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. HANGING SADDAM WOULD CAUSE BLOODBATH, FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL
former US attorney general Ramsey Clark, a member of Saddam Hussein's defence team, predicted that a bloodbath would follow should an Iraqi court trying the former president have him executed.
- OCTOBER 5, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EUROPE HAILS THE PHILIPPINES FOR ‘TURNING ITS BACK’ ON DEATH PENALTY
the European Union hailed the Philippine government for “turning its back” on capital punishment and now counts on the latter to urge more countries to do the same, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs reported.
- OCTOBER 5, 2006DEATH PENALTY
in Stuart, a Martin County jury has recommended the death penalty...
in Stuart, a Martin County jury has recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering 3 women who were sexually assaulted and strangled in 2004.
- OCTOBER 5, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA'S ISLAMISTS ESTABLISH APPEALS COURT
Islamists who control the capital and much of southern Somalia set up an appeals court to rule on the decisions of all clan-based Islamic courts in the capital.