July 27
TEXASimpending execution
Stay of execution filed in Druery case
Attorneys for 32-year-old Marcus Druery — a Texas death row inmate from Bryan
scheduled to be executed next Wednesday — filed a stay of execution with the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week.
Druery
July 27
KENTUCKY:
Prosecutor to seek death penalty in killing of pregnant jogger
The prosecutor in Russell County plans to seek the death penalty against a man
charged with killing a pregnant woman during her morning run last month.
Commonwealth's Attorney Matthew Leveridge filed a
July 27
GHANA:
Ghana: What's Making Human Rights News in Ghana This Week?
The broad field of human rights in Ghana is dynamic, and every week, new issues
emerge and old issues are reignited in the public sphere. However, oftentimes
major human rights issues remain unexplored, or
July 27
TEXASstay of impending execution
Court of Criminal Appeals Stays Execution of Marcus Druery
Late this afternoon we learned that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has
granted a stay of execution to Marcus Druery. The Court stayed the execution
pending review of the
July 27
SUDAN:
U.S. Resident Could Face Death Penalty in Sudan
I spoke with Nancy Williams Dawod, whose husband, Rudwan Dawod, could face the
death penalty in Sudan. He’s a permanent U.S. resident and in a Sudanese jail
facing charges including involvement in a terrorist organization.
