Jan. 3
NORTH CAROLINA:
Fewer death sentences is positive trend
A death sentence is the ultimate punishment a jury can hand down. Once
that sentence is carried out, often after years of appeals and far removed
from the date of the crime itself, no adjustment can be made. More
Jan. 3
SINGAPORE:
Singapore sentences Ghanaian drug trafficker to death: report
A 20-year-old Ghanaian has been sentenced to death in Singapore for
trafficking 2.6 kilograms (5.73 pounds) of cannabis, the Straits Times
reported Saturday.
The High Court convicted and sentenced Chijioke
Jan. 3
TEXAS:
7 executions set for January
7 executions to be carried out at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Walls Unit have been scheduled throughout the month of January.
The first execution, that of Curtis Moore, is scheduled for Jan. 14, and
the final of the six executions
Jan. 3
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs 2 drug traffickers
Iran on Saturday hanged 2 men in prison in the southeastern city of
Zahedan after they were convicted of drug trafficking, the state
broadcaster reported.
The report said the unnamed men were found guilty of smuggling 300 kilos
Jan. 4
TAIWAN:
No end in sight
Faced with public intransigence and what they say is a flawed system,
activists support an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment
On Jan. 17 of last year, Wang Kuo-hua lost his 3rd and final trial,
sending him to death row on a charge of premeditated
Jan. 3
USA:
Religions, American Public Differ on Death Penalty
Many religious groups advocate the abolition of the death penalty. On the
other hand, strong evangelistic church communities are in favor of it.
The Pew forum has researched the different positions religious groups have
