Aug. 6
LIBYA:
How Libya became the International Criminal Court's latest failure
Since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011, Libya's government and institutions
have struggled to hold the country together. The justice system, in particular,
has become a symbol of all that's wrong with po
Aug. 6
TEXAS:
NICARAGUAN NATIONAL FACING EXECUTION IN TEXAS
Bernardo Aban Tercero, a Nicaraguan national, is scheduled to be executed in
Texas on 26 August for
a murder committed in 1997. The poor quality of the legal representation he
received at trial and
during state-level appeals i
Aug. 6
INDIA:
History revisitedBhagat Singh and Godse: How India's stand on death penalty
changed between 2 killings
After the British executed Bhagat Singh and his comrades, the nation resolved
to do away with capital punishment. The mood changed on January 30, 1948 - the
day Ga
Aug. 6
SUDAN:
'I'm Born Again': Sudan Frees Pastors Facing Death PenaltyThe good news
behind judge's guilty verdict.
2 jailed South Sudanese pastors have been set free after a judge found them
guilty, but ruled that they already served their sentences.
Yat Michael and Peter Yen
Aug. 6
NEVADA:
Emotional day in court as penalty phase for Bean continues
Wednesday was full of emotional testimony on both sides in the penalty phase of
the Jeremiah Bean trial in Yerington, as a mother essentially pleaded for her
son's life and victims??? family members talked about
Aug. 6
OKLAHOMAimpending execution
Sarandon In Plea For Death Row Inmate's Life The actress builds on her
Oscar-winning role in Dead Man Walking - calling for the halt to a convicted
killer's execution.
One of Hollywood's best known actresses has appealed for public help in
Aug. 6
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 2 Set to DieBoth death row inmates claim murder was not
intentional
Although Clifton Williams narrowly avoided execution July 16, 2 Texans are
scheduled for the gurney next week. Both inmates maintain that they didn't mean
for the
