Oct. 10
TEXAS:
Lawyers file complaint over court closure in death case
20 lawyers from across Texas today filed a formal judicial conduct
complaint against Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon
Keller, accusing her of violating the constitutional due process of a
Oct. 10
PENNSYLVANIA:
In Pa., we can't even kill people properly
AS IF Pennsylvania doesn't have enough to do to improve the care of its
citizens - crime prevention, road and bridge repair, legislative reform,
health-care reform, ethics reforms, tax reform and more - now comes word
we
Oct. 10
JAMAICA:
Local groups unite against death penalty
THE INDEPENDENT Jamaican Council for Human Rights, Amnesty International
Jamaica group, and the Roman Catholic Church said yesterday they were
united in their efforts towards the abolition of the death penalty in the
island.
Oct. 11
USA:
U.S. Human Rights Network calls for renewed opposition to fatally flawed
death penalty system
More than 30 years after the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital
punishment, problems with the administration of the death penalty across
the country continue to plague the
Oct. 11
AUSTRALIA:
Lawyer takes aim on death penalty
Prime Minister John Howard has contradicted Australia's position on the
death penalty for the sake of political expediency, says a prominent
lawyer.
Lex Lasry QC, who has represented executed drug trafficker Van Nguyen and
two members
Action Alert
October 11, 2007
Chris Scott Emmett to be Executed October 17th
Contact Governor Tim Kaine
Vigil in Protest
Dear VADP Action Alert List Member,
The 99th Virginia execution is now set for Wednesday, October 17, 2007. At
9:00 pm Christopher Scott Emmett is scheduled to be
Oct. 11
TEXAS:
Lawyers say judge violated executed man's rights
CODES OF CONDUCT
Attorneys argue that Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller
violated judicial codes of conduct, including:
Behavior that promotes public confidence in judicial integrity and
impartiality
Oct. 11
NORTH CAROLINA:
Former Death Row Inmate Out Of Jail
A one-time death row inmate is out of jail and is speaking out about the
murder he said he didn't commit.
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read your comments on air.
Rex Dean
Oct. 11
ARKANSASimpending execution
State Calls Inmate's Appeal of Execution 'Abusive'
Lawyers for the state argue that a U.S. Supreme Court review on whether
lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment should not stop
the scheduled execution of an Arkansas death-row
Oct. 11
FRANCE:
France abolishes the death penalty in all circumstances
France has today ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human
Rights, which prohibits the use of the death penalty in all circumstances.
Ambassador Bruno Gain, the French Permanent Representative to
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