Sept. 27
USA (PUERTO RICO):
Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty
A Puerto Rican jury rejected the death penalty Thursday for a convicted drug
dealer accused of killing an ex-girlfriend who was an informant for the U.S.
government.
Edison Burgos Montes will face life in prison for
Jan. 17
USA:
FOR IMMEDIATE release...@abolition.org
14 Activists Arrested Today at U.S. Supreme Court to Commemorate 35th
Anniversary of First Execution
Participants from Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, New Mexico, DC, Utah,
Vermont, Kansas and New York were there to
Sept. 27
USA:
Why Death Penalty Opponents Are Closer to Their Goal Than They Realize
Georgia’s execution of Troy Davis last week was a poignant reminder of the
continued presence of capital punishment in the United States. The Davis
execution generated extraordinary interest because
Oct. 10
USA:
Capital punishment scope narrows, IU experts say Child rape does not
merit death, Supreme Court rules
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that child rape is a crime
that does not merit the death penalty, and IU experts say the ruling
narrows the scope of
May 9
USA:
Difficult Bible Passages and the Penalty of Death
Previously, we saw how capital punishment is compatible with love, honors
God's sovereignty over life, and encourages the condemned to repent and be
saved. Now, let's finish our discussion by looking at 3 biblical
April 14
USA:
Death Penalty for Child Rape, a Thing to Reconsider
This is the 1st time in more than 30 years when the U.S. Supreme Court is
considering whether to accept the death penalty for the crime of raping a
child. Until now, murder was a single crime category that could be
March 31
USA:
The Vienna ConventionThe U.S. must ensure that arrested foreigners can
contact their consulates.
Jose ERNESTO Medellin is a Mexican national who has lived in the United
States for most of his life. In 1993, he was arrested in connection with
the rape and murder of 2
Nov. 14
USA:
Death-penalty cases on hold pending Supreme Court review
Prosecutor Matt Whitworth persuaded a jury to sentence Lisa Montgomery to
death, but he isn't expecting the Kansas woman to die anytime soon.
Whitworth, an assistant U.S. attorney in Kansas City, Mo., said that
July 2007
Georgia set to execute an innocent man
Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on July 17.
Elijah Page is scheduled for execution on July 9-13, by the state of
South Dakota.
Read more about these and the other cases below -- and ACT!
June 29
USA:
USA: Supreme Court tightens standard on 'competence' for execution
A prisoners awareness of the States rationale for an execution is not the
same as a rational understanding of it. US Supreme Court, Panetti v.
Quarterman, 28 June 2007
In a 5-4 decision issued on 28
Dec. 5
USA:
Report: Death Penalty Creates More VictimsFamily members, especially
children, suffer in the aftermath of an execution
Families of the executed are victims too, according to a new report that
Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights will release on December 10.
Creating
April 16
USA:
The Moussaoui effect
FOR ALL ITS IMPERFECTIONS and absurdities, and they are legion, the death
penalty trial of Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui has been an
object lesson in how the U.S. judicial system should deal with accused
terrorists. It also demonstrates that
Feb. 28
USA:
Press release
Contact: Ajamu Baraka: 404 588 9761
US Behavior Creates Credibility Gap for State Department's Human Rights
Report says US Human Rights Network
In an unprecedented move, the US Human Rights Network, a network of more
than 160 US-based human rights
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