July 6
TEXAS/NORTH CAROLINA:
Though no longer here in the capital of capital punishment, Scott Langley
still combats the death penalty daily.
Stumph chats with Peggy Kandies, who cradles a baby doll in memory of her
son on death row. 5 years ago outside the Walls Unit in Huntsville, on
July 6
MALAYSIA:
Death penalty debate needs to go beyond emotions
I refer to your report It's the gallows for abolish death penalty call.
The death penalty has always been a controversial subject. There are many
arguments used by both the proponents and opponents of the death penalty.
The
July 6
URGENT ACTION APPEALOHIO
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06 July 2006
UA 191/06 Death penalty / Legal concern
USA (Ohio)
Rocky Barton (m), white, aged 49
Rocky Barton is scheduled to be executed in Ohio on 12 July 2006. He was
sentenced to death for the murder of his
July 6
TEXAS:
Problems in crime lab undermining justice
The majority of criminal cases adjudicated in Bexar County each year
result in probated sentences.
It also happens throughout the state and country. There are not enough
jails and prisons to house all those who confess or are
July 6
OHIO:
Ohio's prison population increase could mean more beds at MANCI
Ohio's prison population increased 6 percent in the past year, adding to
concerns among some public officials about overcrowded conditions and
tensions between inmates and guards.
In June, there were 46,356
July 6
SOMALIA:
GLOBAL JIHADDeath sentence for not praying Islamic regime spells out
law for Muslims in Somali capital; Somali Muslims protest U.S.
Muslims who fail to pray 5 times daily will be sentenced to death under
the rule of Islamic clerics who have taken over the Somali capital
July 6
TEXAS:
Death penalty opponents call for creation of innocence commission
Opponents of the death penalty in Texas, joined by the sister of a Corpus
Christi man who may have been executed for a murder he did not commit,
called on Texas officials Thursday to establish a commission
July 6
SIERRA LEONE:
LAWCLA to Take On Death Penalty
Lawyer's Center for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) in collaboration with the
Center for Capital Punishment Studies (CCPS) at the University of
Westminster, United Kingdom, will Wednesday launch its handbook titled:
Death Penalty in Sierra
July 7
TANZANIA:
Govt rejects capital punishment plea
The government has turned down a suggestion by a Member of Parliament for
introduction of capital punishment for rapists.
The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Dr Mary Nagu said
instead the government may review
