[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2014-05-28 Thread Rick Halperin
May 28 UNITED KINGDOM/KENYA: UK government challenged on role in Kenyan death sentence The government has been challenged to explain its support for a Kenyan investigation that resulted in a death sentence being handed down based on flawed evidence and a 'confession' extracted under

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, TENN., USA

2014-05-28 Thread Rick Halperin
May 28 OHIO: Judge orders temporary halt to Ohio executions A federal judge has ordered a 2 1/2-month moratorium on executions in Ohio to allow time for arguments over the state's new lethal injection procedures. The order delays executions scheduled for July and August while