Sept. 7
TURKEY:
Minister: No talks on death penalty in Turkish parliament
Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey hasn't been put up for consideration by
the country's parliament, the TRT Haber news channel quoted Turkey's Minister
for the EU Affairs Omer Celik as saying Sept.7.
Sept. 7
NEW MEXICO:
Most survey respondents back governor's call for reinstating death penalty
Most respondents to last week's Observer survey support Gov. Susana Martinez's
call for reinstating the death penalty for those convicted of killing children
or law enforcement officers.
Sept. 7
UNITED KINGDOM/ETHIOPIA:
Government sued by daughter of man on Ethiopia's death row
The 9-year-old daughter of a British activist facing execution in Ethiopia is
suing the British government for failing to press for her father's
release.Menabe Tsege's case against the Foreign
Sept. 7
TEXAS:
Death penalty does not represent justice
I strongly disagree with the recent Amarillo Globe-News editorial on the death
penalty (Editorial: Death penalty can be justified, Aug. 20, amarillo.com.)
Society can be protected without taking another human life since we now
