Oct. 12
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man convicted of killing prison guard with shank
Texas executed a man on Thursday convicted of murdering a prison guard in 1999,
after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to spare his life
despite arguments by his lawyers that
Oct. 13
PAKISTAN:
Executions must not violate rights obligations: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to
urgently institute safeguards to ensure that a generalised resumption of
executions does not violate Pakistan's human rights obligations.
Oct. 13
GLOBAL:
UN: 170 Countries Abandoned the Death Penalty
The countries that abolished the death penalty have reached 170. 87% of the
death sentences are carried out in 4 countries. They are Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia. These figures were released on Tuesday by the
Oct. 13
TEXASimpending executions
Man convicted in Texas prison guard's death to be executed
A Texas death row inmate who sued unsuccessfully to try to halt his execution,
arguing that more DNA testing needed to be done, is now trying to convince the
U.S. Supreme Court to stop
