Nov. 30
WASHINGTON:
New efforts under way to abolish death penalty in Washington
An effort to eliminate the death penalty in Washington has support from
lawmakers and the families of local murder victims.
Our state has only put to death 5 people since capital punishment was
Nov. 30
USA:
Richard Jaffe's Quest for Justice: Rethinking the Death Penalty in America
The following is an excerpt from Richard Jaffe's book, Quest for Justice:
Defending the Damned.
One bleak November night, a lone man pointed a gun at a young female cashier
and demanded money at a
Nov. 30
ITALY:
Catholic activism on the death penalty
Rumors of the death of the church's passion for social justice have been
greatly exaggerated, at least to judge by a high-profile international
conference in Rome on Tuesday promoting global abolition of the death penalty,
which
Nov. 30
INDIA:
Indian President urged to abolish Guru's sentence
In occupied Kashmir, youth activists demanded withdrawal of death penalty to
the Kashmiri youth, Muhammad Afzal Guru in fake Parliament attack case in the
interest of peace in the territory.
The activists mostly
Nov. 30
TEXAS:
30 years after being 'freed', Texas man still waiting for his freedom; Legal
row saw death sentence for murder in 1977 both overturned and commuted to life
in jail
A convoluted legal row has erupted over a Texas prison inmate who has been
behind bars for more than 30
Nov. 30
OKLAHOMAimpending execution
Attorneys seek to halt Oklahoma man's execution
Attorneys for an Oklahoma man scheduled to die next week are trying stop his
execution on the grounds that he is mentally unfit to be put to death.
George Ochoa's attorneys filed a motion for a
Nov. 30
IRAN:
Jailed Iran Pastor Facing Death In Prison, Christians Warn
Pastor Irani has been held in one of Iran's toughest jails.
Iranian Christians and rights activists say a jailed Iranian pastor is facing
serious health problems and may not survive the remaining 5 years of his
