Sept. 12
PHILIPPINES:
Congress pressed on death penalty
Amid criticism of his administration's ruthless anti-drug campaign, President
Duterte pressed Congress yesterday to restore the death penalty "to instill
fear of violating the law."
Duterte lamented that previous leaders
Sept. 12
TEXAS:
Condemned Killer in San Antonio Robbery Loses Death Penalty Appeal
A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a 35-year-old man on Texas
death row for the fatal shooting of a man during a robbery of a San Antonio ice
house more than 16 years ago.
The 5th
Sept. 12
CHINA:
Death penalty used on very small number of criminals: ChinaHuman rights
groups say death sentences are often issued after unfair trials and that too
much weight is given to confessions that are often obtained through torture.
China, which is believed to execute
Sept. 12
NEW JERSEY:
Politics of the death penalty ignores research, law and its past
A decade has passed since New Jersey jettisoned its ineffective death penalty,
enough time for many to forget how pointless and costly it was. That means, of
course, there's an opportunity for
