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- OCTOBER 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran arrested a prominent rights activist who has campaigned against the death penalty on charges...
Iran arrested a prominent rights activist who has campaigned against the death penalty on charges...
- OCTOBER 12, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: RIGHTS LAWYER LOBBIES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Olawale Fapohunda, a leading human rights lawyer in Nigeria, called for a formal moratorium on executions and a speedy end to capital punishment in Nigeria.
- OCTOBER 11, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
MADAGASCAR: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACKING FRENCH DIPLOMAT
a criminal court in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sentenced three people to death for attacking the residence of a French diplomat two years ago.
- OCTOBER 11, 2007DEATH PENALTY
a split panel of three judges from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis...
a split panel of three judges from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis...
- OCTOBER 11, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR MOTHER IN-LAW MURDER
the Supreme Court in Zambia upheld the death sentence of a 51 year old man who raped and murdered his mother in-law on Christmas day in 2005.
- OCTOBER 11, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
EX-LEADER URGES SKOREA TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner who was once held on death row, urged his country to abolish capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND BACKS WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
New Zealand is working with other countries
- OCTOBER 10, 2007FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE RATIFIES EUROPEAN RIGHTS CONVENTION PROTOCOL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
France formally agreed to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances when it ratified a provision of
- OCTOBER 10, 2007DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. EUROPEAN UNION PUSHES FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM
“The European Union reiterates its longstanding position against the death penalty in
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTIONS REACH 265 DEATHS IN A YEAR
Iran has executed 265 people in the past twelve months in a dramatic increase
- OCTOBER 10, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. RADICALS SEEK PRO MORATORIUM MOBILISATION
the Radicals are asking for support in walking the last mile toward UN approval of the Moratorium on the death penalty by mid December. They held an outdoor press conference in Piazza Argentina, Rome, at one of the many stands used by the Radicals to col
- OCTOBER 10, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIAN PM STANDS BY BALI BOMBER DEATH PENALTY
the Australian prime minister, John Howard...