[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Halperin
April 24 MALAWI: Consensus on death penalty continuation against prisoners' wish A consensus by Malawians to uphold death penalty was in sharp contrast to wishes by some murder convicts who fought at the Constitutional Court to have it abolished. A Special Law Commission at the just

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----USA, PENN.

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Halperin
April 24 USA: Bad Drugs: Lethal Injection Does Not Work as Designed A new study shows that failure to inject proper dosages potentially leads to slow, painful deaths from chemical asphyxiation Lethal injection was invented in 1977 by Oklahoma state medical examiner Jay Chapman, who,

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Halperin
April 24 AUSTRALIA: 'Justice Must Not Kill' The death penalty is nothing more than institutionalised sadism and must be opposed under all circumstances a Brisbane Forum on the abolition of capital punishment heard last week. Speaking as a guest of forum organisers, Australians Against

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., USA

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Halperin
April 24 TEXAS: Texas lawmakers push possible death penalty for repeat sex offenders The Texas Senate on Tuesday passed a bill targeting sexual predators that includes a possible death penalty for those who are twice convicted of raping children under 14. I can think of no more solemn

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Halperin
April 25 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 2 men facing death penalty win retrial The Abu Dhabi criminal court charged the 2 men, identified as B.K. and I.N., with premeditated murder after they killed a man, identified as I.K.. According to the prosecution, the 2 men came into I.K.'s shop when he