March 29
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
A fit punishment: The death penalty survives
HOUSE MEMBERS are to be commended for rejecting a bill that would have
ended the death penalty in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, the vote was so
close that the attempt to end this just punishment is guaranteed to
March 29
CENTRAL ASIA:
Central Asia Nearing Abolition
The vast region of Central Asia is moving closer to becoming
death-penalty-free and hopes are high that legislation banning all
executions will be adopted in all countries in the near future. But other
human rights challenges remain.
March 29
TEXASimpending execution
2nd execution in 2 days set for Texas
Convicted killer Roy Lee Pippin readily acknowledges smuggling illegal
drugs and transporting and laundering millions of dollars in drug money
through his Houston air conditioning business.
But the 51-year-old
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March 29
TEXASimpending execution
Houston inmate fighting tonight's death date
Death row inmate Roy Lee Pippin admits he's sold drugs, smuggled drug
money, even helped dump a dead body. But he insists he's no killer.
Pippin, a former member of a Colombian drug ring, smuggled
March 29
USA:
Alberto Gonzales and the death penalty: A time for candor. A time for
fairness.
2 years ago, as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced confirmation
hearings, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty stressed
that the nation's chief law enforcement officer must
March 29
TEXASexecution
Texas inmate executed for 2 1994 slayings
Hours after setting a fire in his cell to protest his punishment, a
Houston air conditioning contractor was executed tonight for the deaths of
2 Florida men gunned down in a dispute over missing drug money.
Roy Lee
March 30
PAKISTAN:
Blasphemer given death sentence
An additional sessions judge from Kasur held the trial of an alleged
blasphemer at the Kot Lakhpat Jail and awarded him death sentence on
Thursday. According to the prosecution, the accused, Abdul Hameed (45) of
Bhai Phairu, had erected
