Dec. 31
Mumbai courts top in giving death penalty
This is one grim statistic that the city will not be proud of. Of the 25
death penalties handed down by trial courts in India in 2007, 12 were
given in Mumbai alone.
Moreover, this year, the Bombay High Court confirmed death sentences
Dec. 30
USA:
Death watch
With its flaws becoming more and more apparent, no wonder the death
penalty is losing favor among many Americans.
It is the one punishment imposed by the legal system that once carried out
cannot be corrected with a turn of the key or an order from the
Dec. 29
ARIZONA:
Death is on the table in killing of woman, 64
2 men accused of beating a 64-year-old Three Points woman to death in
June could be sentenced to death if they are convicted.
The Pima County Attorney's Office filed documents last week announcing its
intention to seek the
Dec. 28
BAHAMAS:
Local entertainer calling for death penalty to be enforced
In response to the rising crime rate, one local entertainer is calling
for the death penalty to be enforced as a deterrent for criminals.
In his latest song, Oh You Coward, You Must Pay, Peter Strawberry
Dec. 27
TEXAS:
State Without Pity
It is a shameful distinction, but Texas is the undisputed capital of
capital punishment. At a time when the rest of the country is having
serious doubts about the death penalty, more than 60 percent of all
American executions this year took place in
Dec. 27
UGANDA:
Bishop Wants Death Penalty Abolished
A Church of Uganda bishop has asked Christians to join him in his crusade
against the death penalty.
The Kampala Diocese assistant bishop, Dr. Zac Niringiye, said he recently
met John Katuramu on death row in Luzira Prison and became
Dec. 24
WISCONSIN:
Abolishing executions
In this season when we recall the story of the Nazarene, it is important
to remember that Jesus of Nazareth remains history's most prominent victim
of the death penalty.
Tried and convicted for political reasons by a judge who respected neither
Dec. 24
KOREA:
Korea Recognized as Death Penalty-Free Nation
A human rights body Monday celebrated the news that Korea has moved
towards becoming a nation free of the death penalty.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Amnesty International
recognizes South Korea as a
Dec. 22
TEXAS:
Follow New Jersey, repeal death penalty
What do law enforcement officers, prosecutors, crime victims' advocates
and both Democratic and Republican state legislators have in common?
Recently, all of these groups came together in New Jersey to support
legislation to
Dec. 29
OHIO;
Judge's ruling Lethal injection details revealed
The team that executes Ohio's death row inmates prepares for each lethal
injection for a month, undergoes training at least 4 times a year and
has at least one member who is nationally certified by a pathology board,
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