July 16
NIGERIA:
Lawyers advocate capital punishment for kidnappingThe lawyers decried the
increasing cases of kidnapping cases in the country, saying that death sentence
would serve as a deterrent to those who want to venture into the crime
Some Abuja-based lawyers have called on
July 15
LEBANON:
Lebanon charges 3 over suicide bombings
Lebanon's military prosecutor has charged 3 people, including 1 Syrians, with
links to the Islamic State group and involvement in suicide bombings in a
village on the Syrian border.
A judicial source told AFP on Thursday that 1
July 15
RUSSIA:
Politician demands terrorists get death penalty in the wake of Nice attack
Leader of the Just Russia political party Sergey Mironov has reiterated the
need to impose capital punishment on terrorists and their accomplices in the
wake of the truck rampage in Nice.
"Ami
July 14
GHANA:
2 death sentences in TamaleGhana is considered to be a democratic country
that leads in human rights but unfortunately the entrenched clause in the
constitution that allows the death penalty has become rampant, a human rights
activist says.
The Tamale High Court has
July 14
IRAQ:
Iraqi President approves decision to carry out death penalty
Iraqi President Fuad Masoum has approved a decision to carry out death
sentences for a number of prisoners convicted of serious terrorism offenses
which "claimed the lives of innocent citizens," according to a
July 13
IRANexecutions
Iran regime hangs nine collectively
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged 9 prisoners collectively on Wednesday in
Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
3 of the executed prisoners were identified as Seyyed Mohammad Taheri, Amir
Khadem Rezaiyan a
July 13
MALAYSIA:
Stop shifting the goal post on abolishing the death penalty
A parliamentary reply dated May 20 to my question on the breakdown of
nationalities on the death row in Malaysia and if the government is ready to
abolish the mandatory death penalty, stated that 1,042 people
July 12
IRAN:
A Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed Within 3 Days
Mehdi Pakgoftar, from Ilam is scheduled to be executed on drug related charges
within 3 days. His elderly parents have sit in front of the Head of Judiciary's
Office since 2 months ago and insist on their son's innocence.
July 11
BOTSWANA:
Death row 'hit men' plead for justice 2 death row inmates have pleaded
with the Court of Appeal (CoA) to overturn their fate with their maker arguing
that they were never the masterminds behind the killing of an innocent old man
in 2008.
In an emotionally charg
July 10
CANADA:
Americans To Support Death Penalty: Poll
Canadians are more forward-thinking than Americans on a vast range of social
issues - with 1 surprising exception, a new poll suggests.
Abortion, pornography, and sex-same relationships are significantly more
accepted in Canada
July 9
MALAYSIA:
Gov't should not wait to amend law, say anti-death penalty groups
The government must stop dragging its feet in amending the death penalty law,
following the recent announcement that a review of capital punishment in
Malaysia has been completed.
Anti-death penalty gr
July 8
PHILIPPINES:
Senators split on lowering age of criminal liability to 9
Is the Philippines ready to put to death a 9-year old?
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV posed this challenge to critics of the Juvenile
Justice and Welfare Act and those calling for the lowering of age of crimina
July 8
IRAQexecutions
Isis has executed 5 Sunni tribesman and beheaded 6 of their own militants for
spyingThe extremists are becoming increasingly paranoid as the borders of
their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks.
The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has executed 6 of their
July 7
NIGERIA:
When Will NIgeria Abolish the Death Penalty?
Ugo Aliogo writes that there is a clarion call on Nigeria by Amnesty
International to abolish the death penalty.
Solomon Prosper was 25 years old, he was arrested for an alleged case of murder
of his cousin, a crime he kne
July 6
IRAN:
Shahram Ahmadi in Imminent Danger of Execution after Request for Retrial
Rejected
Shahram Ahmadi is in imminent danger of execution after his lawyer's request
for a retrial was rejected by Iranian authorities.
Iran's Supreme Court has reportedly rejected a request for
July 6
GHANA:
Human rights lawyer calls for death sentence to be expunged
A leading human rights activist explained that even though the basis for the
death sentence was for a culprit to receive equal measure of punishment of what
he meted out to a victim, many culprits are found inno
July 5
IRAQexecutions
Iraq executes 5 after devastating Baghdad blast: ministry
Iraq executed 5 convicts on Monday, the justice ministry said, linking the
timing of the executions to the Baghdad suicide bombing the previous day that
killed more than 200 people.
The ministry said
July 4
CHINA:
Bus-torching murderer gets death penalty
A man who set fire to a bus in Yinchuan in January, killing 18 and injuring 32,
was yesterday sentenced to death, Yinchuan City government said yesterday.
The man, Ma Yongping, launched an appeal after the verdict was announced a
July 3
MALAWI:
Malawian president drafts new law to deal with Albino killersMalawi
President, Peter Mutharika, Friday announced that he will introduce a new law
to deal with "evil-minded" people involved in the killings of persons with
albinism in the country.
Muntharika announ
July 2
PHILIPPINES:
Manila lawmaker files bill reviving death penalty
A member of the House of Representatives from Metro Manila filed the first bill
for the revival of the controversial death penalty in support of the vow of
President Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte to stamp out corruption and
my postings to this list will resume on July 2
June 28
TANZANIA:
'Penalise Albino Killers' Dline Goes Here
The Tanzania Albino Society (TAS) has reiterated its call to the government to
execute the death penalty pronounced over 19 people who were found guilty of
murdering people wit
June 28
BOTSWANA:
Will Death Row Hit Men Escape The Hangman's Noose? Among cases to watch during
the July Court of Appeal (CoA) session are of death row inmates, Daniel Semi
(30) and Gaolatlhe Thusang (35) who are seeking to convince the bench to rescue
them from the noose.
The duo,
June 27
LIBYA:
Kadhafi son's new lawyers urge ICC to drop case
New lawyers representing the son of slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi
announced Monday they will ask the International Criminal Court to quash the
case against him as he has now been tried and convicted by a Libyan court.
June 27
SUDAN:
'Death Penalty for Student a Crime' - Darfur Bar Association
In a statement on Friday, the Darfur Bar Association (DBA) strongly objected to
the death sentence handed-down by the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court on student
Mohamed Abdallah Baggari.
On 29 April last year,
June 26
BANGLADESH:
Youth to die for killing couple in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a youth to death for killing a couple in
the town in 2014.
The death penalty awardee is Golam Mustafa Mithu, 25, son of Abu Zafar of
Chhoykhada village under Kotchandpur upazila o
June 26
KENYA:
Kenyans to give views on death penalty from Monday
A debate seeking public views on the administration of capital punishment and
management of capital offences will kick off on Monday in Kisii County.
The power of mercy and advisory committee and national crime research
June 25
PHILIPPINES:
Church, activists fear reimposition of death penalty Reintroduction will
see many innocent and poor people executed in the Philippines, they say
Church leaders and human rights advocates marked the anniversary of the
abolition of the death penalty in the Phi
June 24
SRI LANKA:
Foreign Minister Calls on Leaders to Have Courage to Abolish Death Penalty
According to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera Legislators and jurors in
Asian states including Sri Lanka, where the death penalty is yet to be
abolished are unwilling to take the necessary
June 24
NAMIBIA:
'Bring back the death penalty'
The family of 20-year-old Janet !Haoses who died under horrific circumstances
allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend in Otjomuise want government to amend
the constitution to bring back the death penalty.
A relative Claudia Namises, wh
June 23
IRAN:
Iranian stars campaign to save lives of convicts on death row
Celebrities in Iran have joined a campaign to save the lives of convicts on
death row, encouraging forgiveness in a country that has one of the world's
highest records of executions.
Public figures including
June 23
INDIA:
Prez rejects mercy plea of 2 convicts of Jharkhand massacre
The mercy plea of 2 convicts, who killed 8 members of a family including a
physically disabled youth in Jharkhand nearly 9 years ago, has been rejected by
President Pranab Mukherjee.
The President has rejecte
June 23
CANADA:
Marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the death penalty
Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the House of Commons vote to abolish
the death penalty in Canada.
The final execution in Halifax took place in 1935. Daniel Sampson was arrested
and charged with the
June 22
TAIWAN:
Taiwan 'moving toward' abolishing death penalty
The Ministry of Justice yesterday responded to EU calls to abolish capital
punishment by saying that Taiwan's justice system is moving toward that goal in
the long term, adding that a high percentage of Taiwanese still fa
June 22
JAPAN:
Suspect in fatal stabbing spree hopes to get death penalty
A man stabbed 4 women, killing 1, at a shopping mall in this northern city June
21, and told police he hoped to be hanged for the crime.
The suspect, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, 33, was overpowered by a security guard
June 21
VATICAN CITY:
Death penalty fosters revenge, not justice, pope says
Use of the death penalty is an unacceptable practice that sows vengeance and
does not bring justice to the victims of crime, Pope Francis said.
No matter how serious the crime, to kill a convicted person is "a
June 21
BANGLADESH:
Man to die for killing wife for dowry in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for
dowry in Muktagachha upazila in 2012.
The death penalty awardee is Ashraful Islam, 28, son of Nowsher Ali of
Gandappur village in th
June 20
PHILIPPINES:
Church: shun culture of death
The incoming Duterte administration has promised a bloodbath in the war on
drugs and criminality - but not if the Catholic Church can help it.
Led by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, the Church released yesterday an
"oratio imp
June 19
PHILIPPINES:
Alternative to death penalty proposed
A bill defining a new mode of life imprisonment for serious offenders will be
filed by Buhay party-list Rep. Jose "Lito" Atienza when the 17th Congress
opens.
Atienza said his proposal is an alternative to death by hanging p
June 18
BANGLADESH:
Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail
Family members of condemned war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali met
with him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur this afternoon.
9 family members including his wife, son and daughter-in-law reached the jail
gate around
June 17
VIETNAM:
2 Lao men arrested for trafficking 35 kilos of opium into Vietnam
Vietnamese border guards and Laos authorities conducted a joint operation on
Wednesday and arrested 2 Lao men who were trafficking 35 kilograms of opium
into Vietnam.
Bua Thoong, 38, and Bua May, 35,
June 16
JAPAN:
Death penalty to stand for man over 2010 murder as minor
A death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering 2 women and seriously
injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the
Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.
The
June 16
PHILIPPINES:
'Alcatraz' for drug lords pushed
Of the country's 7,107 islands, 1 can have a special purpose.
Sen. Vicente Sotto III said he would start his stint in the 17th Congress by
reviving his proposal to have an "Alcatraz-style" prison island for convicted
drug traffic
June 15
BANGLADESH:
Man to die for killing uncle
A Pirojpur court yesterday awarded death penalty to a man for killing his uncle
in Sadar upazila in 2013.
The convict is Nibash Shil, 30, son of Sukhoranjan Shil of Tona village under
the upazila.
Md Golam Kibria, district and sessio
June 15
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Dubai's Attorney General calls for death penalty for Obaida's killer
The Attorney General of Dubai has called for the death penalty against the
alleged killer of eight-year-old Obaida Al Aqrabawi, who was kidnapped,
strangled and then murdered last month.
June 15
PAKISTAN:
Shahid Hamid murder case: Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Altaf Hussain
and 3 other MQM leaders
An anti-terrorism court has issued non-bailable warrants for Muttahida Qaumi
Movement supremo Altaf Hussain and 3 other senior MQM leaders Nadeem Nusrat in
the m
June 14
IRAN:
7 Sunni Prisoners Sentenced to Death by the Revolutionary Court
On May 25, 2016, the death sentences of 7 Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison
was notified to them. This verdict was issued by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary
Court headed by judge Moghiseh.
According to
June 14
INDONESIA:
Stall attendant faces death penalty for rape, murder
The trial of a general goods kiosk attendant accused of raping and killing a
9-year-old girl in October last year began at the West Jakarta District Court
on Monday.
The defendant, Agus Dermawan, alias Agus Pea,
June 13
KURDISTAN:
Death sentences, life imprisonment for Ainkawa suicide car bombers
The Erbil Criminal Court today handed down death sentences and life
imprisonment for those responsible for a suicide car bombing in Ainkawa in
April 2015 that killed 2 and wounded many others.
"The
June 12
INDIA:
German Bakery blast: State to file appeal in Supreme Court against Baig's
acquittal
The state government is all set to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against
Bombay High Court's order acquitting the lone convict Mirza Himayat Baig in the
2010 German Bakery blast c
June 11
BANGLADESH:
Death-row war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali to seek review of top court verdict
Convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will file a
petition for reviewing the Supreme Court's verdict upholding his death
sentence.
Mir Quasem's lawyers met
June 10
INDONESIA:
Gulberg massacre case: Court defers quantum of punishment till
MondayEarlier on Monday, prosecution had sought death penalty for all the
24 people convicted for the gruesome killings.
The special SIT court hearing the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre is expected to
June 10
PHILIPPINES:
Duterte eyeing 50 executions every month - lawmaker
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte wants 50 convicts executed every month by
hanging once Congress re-imposes the death penalty, representative-elect Danilo
Suarez of Quezon said yesterday.
"He feels that if at
June 9
CHINA:
China orders retrial of murder case of man executed 21 years ago
More than 2 decades after a young Chinese man's execution, the country's
supreme court on Wednesday informed his mother of a new trial, shining a
spotlight on an old murder case viewed by many as a symbol of
June 9
PHILIPPINES:
DUTERTE EYES 50 EXECUTIONS A MONTH Pro-death penalty bill could be passed
in 3 to 4 months
A bill calling for the revival of the death penalty may be passed by the House
of Representatives within the year, after President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, its
staunch p
June 8
INDONESIA:
The Cogs of Indonesia's Death MachineIndonesia's executions for
drug-related crimes are based on political expedience, not necessity.
12 months following the Indonesian government's execution of 8 people, some of
whom were foreign citizens, all on charges of drug
June 8
MALAWI:
No death sentence for albino murderers - Mutharika
Coming hot on the heels of yet another angry outburst from Mulanje South
legislator Bon Winiko Kaalindo that he will walk naked if the people who are
murdering people with albinism are not given a death sentence when cau
June 7
PAKISTAN:
Hundreds hanged as Pakistan rushes to clear death-row backlog
Pakistan has executed more than 400 people since lifting its moratorium on the
death penalty 18 months ago, with a surge of hangings that has alarmed rights
groups.
At least 325 people were hanged last ye
June 7
BANGLADESH:
Death warrant read out to war criminal Mir Quasem Ali
Authorities at the Dhaka Central Jail- 2 in Gazipur's Kashimpur read it out to
the senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader.
"He said that he will file a plea for a review of the verdict after consulting
his lawyers and f
June 6
MALAYSIA:
Prosecution withdraws alternate charges in Kevin Morais' murder trial
It's now a life or death matter for the men accused of murdering deputy public
prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, following the prosecution's withdrawal
of its alternate charges.
DPP Datuk Abd
June 6
INDONESIA:
Govt should use human trafficking angle in Rita's defense
The government should use the human-trafficking angle in its defense strategy
against the death penalty handed down by a Malaysian court to Rita Krisdianti,
an Indonesian migrant worker, even though it would c
June 5
PHILIPPINES:
UK envoy to PH: No to death penalty
BRITISH Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmid said his government will not
extradite convicted Filipinos from the United Kingdom even under an existing
treaty if the Philippines revives the death penalty as espoused by incoming
June 5
INDONESIA:
3 Arrested on Charges of Carrying 150 Kg of Hashish
Police have detained 3 people on charges of transporting 150 kilograms of
hashish from Aceh province to North Sumatra province.
Hashish is an extract of cannabis/marijuana plant, containing concentrations of
the p
June 4
JAMAICA:
Give ruthless killers their just reward
THE EDITOR, Sir:
On Sunday, May 29, 2016, Pastor Al Miller gave a spirited piece on the death
penalty titled 'Sovereignty, death penalty and justice', in which he took us on
a trip down memory lane.
Recently, the national secu
June 3
SINGAPORE:
111 drug offenders nabbed, 2kg cannabis seized in islandwide raids
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 111 suspected drug offenders and
seized drugs worth more than $88,000 in multiple operations throughout
Singapore.
A drug syndicate that distributes cannab
June 3
KENYA:
Kenya to abolish death penalty
The death penalty in Kenya could be abolished by 2019.
Chief State Counsel Emily Chweya has said the government is set to undertake
public awareness on the need to abolish death penalty before implementation in
2019.
Chweya said this fol
June 3
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs man and woman in prison
Iran's fundamentalist regime has hanged a man and a woman in a prison in
Qazvin, north-west of Tehran.
The woman was not named, but the office of the regime's prosecutor-general in
Qazvin Province said that she had been imp
June 2
PHILIPPINES:
Int'l group of jurists tells Duterte, reinstating death penalty is a huge
setback
An international organization of judges has written an open letter addressed to
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to express their concern over his plan to
reinstate death penalty.
T
June 1
IRAN:
Man Charged with Corruption on Earth to Be Hanged in Public Tomorrow
An unidentified man charged with "Corruption on earth" is reportedly scheduld
to be executed in public in the city of Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran)
early morning on Thursday June 2. The public pr
June 1
MALAYSIA:
Man Faces Death Penalty For Weed Charge in Malaysia
A federal contractor has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for allegedly
trafficking several dozens of pounds of cannabis.
Dickson Levy Maria George, 29, was handed down his sentence from High Court
Judge Datuk Dr
June 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia on course to execute more than 100 people in first 6 months of
2016 as use of death penalty rises
The rate of executions so far this year has been higher than 2015, which set a
21-year record
Saudi Arabia could be on course to put more than 100 peop
May 31
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Family disowns Obaidah's killer, seeks death penalty for the accusedMan has
criminal record in his home country
The Jordanian national accused of killing 9-year-old Sharjah boy Obaidah has a
criminal record in his home country, reported Emarat Al You
May 31
BANGLADESH:
Death penalty for killing Barguna minor Rabiul
A Barguna court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to the lone accused in the
minor Rabiul murder case.
The additional district and sessions judge, Mohammad Abu Taher, handed down the
verdict in presence of Miraz Hossai
May 30
GAZA:
In the Case of Gay Gaza Commander Executed for 'Moral Crimes,' New York Times
Editorialists Are MIA
A brief news article in the New York Times last week reported that Hamas has
called for resuming the death penalty in Gaza. According to the report, capital
punishment th
may 30
SUDAN:
Sudan to charge detained Pastor with death penalty
A pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told International
Christian Concern that the Sudanese government is planning to charge him with
espionage and other crimes against the state.
Last December, Su
May 29
EGYPT:
Military court upholds death sentences for 8 civilians12 others sentenced
to life in prison, 6 others to 15 years and 2 were acquitted
The West Cairo Military Court upheld on Sunday death sentences for 8 civilians
and sentenced 12 others to life in prison in the ca
May 29
SYRIA:
Inmates in Syria's Hama prison capture regime officialsPrison chief among
11 snatched by prisoners in Hama's central prison, after inmates handed death
penalty.
Prisoners inside Syria's Hama central prison have captured several government
officers, including a high
May 28
IRANexecutions
Hangings continue in Iran this week
14prisoners were executed at prisons in the Iranian city of Karaj this week. 11
were executed on Wednesday 25 May in Gohardasht Prison; one of whom is believed
to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence. A furth
May 27
MALAYSIA:
Penang police seize drugs worth RM30,000 in raid---ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid
said the police have detained 2 friends aged 18 and 16 suspected of being drug
dealers and seized drugs worth about RM30,000 during a press conference at the
northeast district police, headq
May 27
INDONESIA:
Indonesia cyanide death penalty 'possible'Despite assuring the Australian
Federal Police the death penalty would not be sought, Jakarta prosecutors are
publicly refusing to rule it out.
Jakarta prosecutors have refused to publicly rule out the death penalty in the
May 26
SUDAN:
Sudan pastor faces death penalty
A Christian human rights group is concerned that a Sudanese pastor could soon
be facing the death penalty.
In December of last year, the African country of Sudan began a crackdown of
church leaders and pastors which included several arrest
may 26
IRANexecutions
2 Prisoners Hanged in Southern Iran
2 prisoners were reportedly hanged in Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran) on
Tuesday May 24.
According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, one of the prisoners,
identified as "Hadi Shekasteh", was hanged at Adel Aba
May 25
INDONESIA:
Child Rapists Face Death Sentence Now As President Approves New Law
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has approved a law prescribing the death
penalty as the maximum sentence for child rapists, after several brutal gang
rapes sparked public outrage in the country.
Sex
May 25
GLOBAL:
Why Pointing a Finger at Countries With the Death Penalty for Drugs Is Not
Enough
The death penalty for drug offences has received much attention recently. Mass
executions last year in Indonesia, and the announcements of further killings,
have garnered world headlines.
May 24
INDONESIA:
8 drug suspects handed over to prosecutors
The National Narcotics Agency ( BNN ) on Monday handed over 8 drug suspects,
who had allegedly attempted to traffic almost 100 kilograms of crystal
methamphetamine into the country from China, to the Semarang Prosecutor's
O
May 24
GAZA:
Hamas announces public executions that will 'take Gaza past Saudi Arabia'
The Palestinian militant group Hamas is to carry out a string of public
executions in the Gaza strip, the patch of territory it controls.
The executions were announced by Hamas's attorney general in
May 23
CARIBBEAN:
Hang 'em or not?
How Did We Get Here: Crime is ubiquitous, regardless of the basic system of
government, pure democracy, absolutism, or oligarchical. Managing criminals
remains a wedge issue, especially in countries that have automatic death
penalty, as studies have
May 22
PHILIPPINES:
Lacson wants death penalty for 'habitual' public fund stealers
Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson thinks if the death penalty will be reimposed,
those found guilty of plunder or even the crime of graft, especially if is a
"habit," should be subject to capital punishment.
May 22
IRAN:
23 executions in 2 days Iranian Resistance calls for saving the lives of
10 young prisoners facing the gallows
At a time when 23 prisoners were executed on May 17 and 18 in the prisons of
Urumieh, Tabriz, Yazd, Yasouj, Sari and Mashhad across Iran, another 10 young
p
May 20
INDONESIA:
Selangor police seize 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 mln
Selangor police seized 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 million and arrested a
local man in Teluk Gong, Klang on Wednesday.
Head of the Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department ACP Amran Ramli
said
May 20
SINGAPOREexecution
Singapore Executes Malaysian Convict Hours After Last Appeal
A Malaysian man convicted of murder in Singapore was executed Friday hours
after the city-state's highest court rejected a last-minute appeal, police
said.
The Court of Appeal found no merit in
May 19
ISRAEL:
Death penalty for terrorists deal infuriates former AGFormer Attorney
General Yehuda Weinstein says capital punishment 'not ethical,' calls on
current AG to threaten to resign in protest.
Former Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has roundly condemned the reported
a
May 19
IRAN:
13 executions in a single day
Javad Larijani, the regime's head of human rights, acknowledges a "torrent of
executions" and justifies torture and brutal punishments under the pretense of
Qisas describing them as "holy verdicts".
The mullahs' antihuman regime hanged 13
May 19
UNITED NATIONS:
UN's rights chief urges firms to follow Pfizer's lead on death penalty
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein praised Pfizer on
Thursday for banning sales of its chemicals that have been used for lethal
injections in some U.S. states, and u
May 18
INDONESIA:
Human Rights Watchdog Calls for End to Capital Punishment
As preparations for the third round of executions continue on Nusakambangan
Island near Cilacap, Central Java, human rights activists and legal academics
have criticized Indonesia's continued use of capital pun
May 18
LEBANON:
106 handed down death penalty in Lebanon over Arsal clashes
A Lebanese military judge has sentenced 106 men to death over the 2014 clashes
between the army and terrorists in the country's northeast near the border with
conflict-ridden Syria.
A judicial source said Ju
May 17
SINGAPORE:
HRW: Grant clemency to death row inmate in Singapore
Singapore President Tony Tan should urgently grant clemency to death row
prisoner Kho Jabing, who is due to be executed on May 20, Human Rights Watch
has said.
Jabing was convicted of the murder of Cao Ruyin in 2
May 17
JAPAN:
After hanging, ex-citizen judge calls death penalty 'murder'
Toshiyasu Yonezawa says he committed "murder" when he was performing his civic
duty.
The 27-year-old's "victim" was Sumitoshi Tsuda, himself a convicted killer who
fatally stabbed 3 people in Kawasaki, includ
May 16
AFGHANISTAN:
The Taliban Is Publicly Executing Women Again
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they would shoot women for so-called "moral
crimes" in front of stadium crowds. Activists fear that the terrorist group is
going back to the bad old days of public executions.
The Ta
May 16
JAMAICA:
The death penalty is not the answer
National Security Minister Robert Montague recently said that his ministry is
taking steps "to determine if there are any legal impediments to the resumption
of hanging in Jamaica". He further stated that persons who intend to break
May 16
INDIA:
7 given death penalty in 2012 'witch' lynching case
7 persons, including a woman, were today sentenced to death and 6 others to
life imprisonment by a court in Ghatal for the 2012 lynching of 3 women of a
single family on suspicion of their being witches at a village in We
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