URGENT ACTION APPEAL
2 January 2007
UA 01/07Death penalty/Legal concern
USA (Texas) Ronald Curtis Chambers (m), black, aged 51
Ronald Chambers is scheduled to be executed in Texas
on 25 January for a murder committed during a robbery
in 1975. He has been in custody for the past 31 years,
Jan. 3
TEXAS:
Debate over death penalty gears up
Texas, where more inmates were executed last year but fewer people were
actually sentenced to die, is in the spotlight as lawmakers, judges, even
community leaders in Italy are calling for change to the state's ultimate
punishment.
As
Jan. 3
CALIFORNIA:
Jury: Death for '60 Freeway Slayer'Jurors recommend death penalty for
serial slayings of prostitutes
Jurors recommended the death penalty for the man dubbed the 60 Freeway
Slayer, who was convicted of killing 6 prostitutes and dumping their
bodies along the highway
Jan. 3
IRAQimpending executions
Hussein's co-defendants to be hanged Thursday
An Iraqi government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that
preparations were under way to hang two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants
on Thursday.
Al-Arabiya satellite television and Al-Furat
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I'm researching an article for Slate.com on the history of recording
executions in the U.S. and am wondering
Jan. 3
ETHIOPIA:
Federal Supreme Court Upholds Major Melaku Death Sentence
The Federal Supreme Court upholds the death sentence passed earlier on
Major Melaku Tefera who was convicted by the Federal High Court for
committing the crime of genocide during the former military regime.
The
Jan. 2
CONNECTICUT:
Trial begins for man accused killing of wife, daughters
A 47-year-old East Hartford man accused of shooting his wife and 2
daughters before setting them on fire more than 3 years ago went on trial
Tuesday, facing the possibility of lethal injection if convicted.
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