Feb. 3
JAPAN:
Gallows finally loom for Japan's killer cult leadersAum Shinrikyo's
leader is at last facing capital punishment, but the motive for the 1995
gas attack on Tokyo's subway remains obscure
Kazumasu Takahashi, an assistant stationmaster on the Chiyoda subway line
in c
Feb. 2
CHINA:
Child trafficker kingpin gets death penalty
The head of a criminal gang that abducted and trafficked children was sentenced
to death with a 2-year reprieve in Guangdong's southwestern coastal city of
Maoming.
The verdict on the gang leader, surnamed Zhang, was handed dow
Feb. 1
BAHRAIN:
Bahrain court sentences 58 people on terrorism charges - report
A court in Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced 58 people on terrorism charges,
condemning two of them to death and stripping citizenship from 47, according to
a report by state news agency BNA. The ruling is t
Jan. 31
BELARUS:
5 death sentences given in Belarus in 2017
Belarusian courts handed down 5 death sentences and 3 life sentences in 2017,
Belarusian Supreme Court First Deputy Chairman Valery Kalinkovich said.
"5 [people] received death sentences and 3 people received life sentences
Jan. 30
INDONESIA:
Nigerian gets death penalty for trafficking drugs
A Nigerian man was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday after
being found guilty of trafficking 220 grammes of Syabu.
Judicial Commissioner Dean Wayne Daly made the ruling on Jonas Chihurumnanya
Jan. 30
UGANDA:
Museveni and the death penalty
President Yoweri Museveni has repeated his determination to sign death warrants
for those who commit offences like murder. He says it is his way of dealing
with the rampant killings happening in the country.
While addressing the 20th A
January 29
ISRAEL:
Knesset Considers Changing Law to Apply Death Penalty to Convicted Terrorists
Israel has confronted terrorist attacks for many decades, but in all of those
years, the Knesset and the public have not seriously considered whether the
justice system should sentence conv
Jan. 28
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Nigerian drug convicts executed in Saudi Arabia
2 Nigerians convicted of drug offenses in Saudi Arabia have been executed, the
Vanguard reports on Saturday, quoting prison sources in the kingdom.Local news
reports suggest that since Ibrahim Ciroma a
Jan. 27
EGYPT:
U.N. experts call for Egypt to halt executions
Egypt must stop executions until it has reviewed all death sentences and retry
any convictions that are found to rest on unfair trials, 5 independent U.N.
human rights experts said on Friday.
Egypt's mission to the Unite
Jan. 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi prosecutor builds case against Al Qaida men on trialProsecutor says
men pretending to surrender to authorities in order to gather intelligence
about their security
2 Yemeni Al Qaida militants are standing trial in Riyadh for allegedly planning
a terr
Jan. 26
PAKISTAN:
Public hanging of child rapists & murderers considered as Pakistan mourns 7yo
victim
A Pakistani Senate committee has proposed to publicly hang those who sexually
abuse or murder children. The measure is a response to the gruesome case of a
Pakistani 7-year-old gi
Jan. 25
LEBANON:
Military Tribunal issues death penalty over soldiers deaths
The Military Tribunal Wednesday issued the death penalty for 2 men found guilty
of involvement in the beheading of 2 Lebanese soldiers.
Bilal Mikati was given the death penalty for the execution of soldier S
Jan. 24
VIETNAM:
Court in Vietnam starts 2nd embezzlement trial of executive
The embezzlement trial began Wednesday for a former executive at Vietnam's
state oil giant who Germany said was kidnapped from there by Vietnamese agents
last year.
Trinh Xuan Thanh was the former chairman
Jan. 23
PAKISTAN:
Asia Bibi continues to wait in legal limbo
Almost 9 years ago, a woman was arrested after drinking the same water as her
co-workers while harvesting berries. Because she is a Christian, the Muslim
women working with her became angry and an argument led to them accus
Jan. 22
UGANDA:
Museveni's Death Row Vow Misguided - Rights Body
Amnesty International, an international human rights body, has warned that
President Museveni's vow to hung condemned prisoners is a threat to Uganda's
"decades of progress".
While officiating at the pass out ceremony f
Jan. 21
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Fresh hearing after druggie's death penalty is commutedHe was found guilty
of possessing, trafficking and using drugs.
An expat, who was convicted of dealing and consuming marijuana and other
psychotropic drugs, will have his case heard again by the
Jan. 20
MALAYSIA:
Minister's delay led to judge having no choice but to sentence A Sargunan, 4
others to death
All section 39B (drug trafficking) trials should be suspended until the amended
drugs law comes into force, says Charles Hector.
The Malaysians Against Death Penalty and T
Jan 20
UGANDA:
President's misguided death penalty vow threatens a decade of progress
Responding to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's threat to "hang" death row
prisoners as a crime deterrent after more than a decade without an execution in
the country, Amnesty International's Death
Jan. 19
BAHAMAS:
Bethel Insists Death Penalty To Stay Despite Un Calls
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday informed the United Nations that The
Bahamas has no immediate intention of abolishing the death penalty despite
calls from scores of member states to formally end the practice
Jan. 18
IRAN:
Execution of the Juvenile Offender Postponed in Iran
The execution of Abolfazl Chezahi Sharahi, a Juvenile-offender who was in a
death-row to be executed this morning at Qom Central Prison, was delayed for
unknown reasons. A day before, the IHR and other international or
January 17
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
Privy Council to consider fate of mentally ill death row prisoner
The United Kingdom-based Privy Council is expected to hand down a ruling on
whether a prisoner who may be mentally ill should remain on death row after he
was convicted of killing another
Jan. 16
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
T&T Death Penalty Conviction Being Reviewed in UK
5 British judges will this week consider whether a prisoner who may be mentally
ill should remain on death row after a Caribbean court convicted him of
murdering another inmate. Trinidad and Tobabgo, along wi
Jan. 15
TRINIDAD:
Trinidad waits on British judges' death row ruling as murders soarCase will
have repercussions for countries that still carry out executions and those that
recognise jurisdiction of privy council
5 British judges will this week consider whether a prisoner who
Jan. 14
IRANexecutions
Execution of 8 Prisoners During the Uprising in Order to Intensify the
Atmosphere of Intimidation
Simultaneous with the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people and in order to
intimidate the people, the mullahs' regime's executioners executed 8 young
pris
Jan. 13
IRAN:
The Judiciary Must Provide Legal Aid To All Death Row Prisoners For Drug
Offences
According to Iranian media, the head of the country's Judiciary system has
ordered a Supreme Court's Uniform Procedure Decision come into effect. The
decision halts the execution of drug
Jan. 12
NORTH KOREA:
Korea refuses to abolish National Security Law, death penaltyLiberals decry
'archaic' law on punishing anti-state activities
The government refused to follow U.N. recommendations on the abolishment of one
of the most politically divisive legislations which l
Jan. 11
ROMANIA:
PM Tudose: For some criminals even the death penalty is too gentle
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said in a televised interview on Wednesday that he
thinks the death penalty would still be too gentle for some criminals, and that
he takes responsibility for his statement
Jan. 10
BRAZIL:
Support for Death Penalty at Record Levels Among Brazilians, Datafolha Finds
According to recent Datafolha research, support for the use of the death
penalty has grown significantly in the last nine years. The recent poll found
57% of those interviewed in favor of th
Jan. 9
PHILIPPINES:
Pacquiao to resume death penalty hearing this month
The Senate will resume this month its hearings on the revival of the death
penalty through a subcommittee to be headed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Senate
President Aquilino Pimentel III said on Monday.
Pimentel made
Jan. 8
PAKISTAN:
Extrajudicial killing: Sindh govt seeks presidential pardon for 5 Rangers
personnel
The provincial authorities have sent a petition to President Mamnoon Hussain,
seeking pardon for the 5 Rangers personnel who were convicted by the
Anti-Terrorism Court over charges
Jan. 7
ISRAEL:
Chief Rabbi speaks out against death penalty for terroristsRabbi Yitzhak
Yosef says death penalty to terrorists law is against halakha, would endanger
Jews.
The Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, on Saturday night
spoke out against the death pen
January 6
IRELANDbook review
How some Irish people escaped the death penalty
Book Title:Justice, Mercy and Caprice: Clemency and the Death Penalty in
Ireland
ISBN-13:9780198798477
Author:Ian O'Donnell
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Guideline Price:70.00
Jan. 5
PAKISTAN:
2 brothers get death penalty for killing student
A local court on Thursday convicted 2 brothers in a 9th grader murder case and
awarded them death sentence with Rs1 million fine to be paid to the deceased's
family.
Additional district and sessions judge Ijaz Ahmad
Jan. 4
INDIA:
Jigisha murder: HC commutes death penalty to 2 to life term
The Delhi High Court today commuted the death penalty awarded to 2 convicts in
the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case to life imprisonment.
A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta, however, upheld the life
Jan. 3
YEMEN:
Huthis must quash death sentence of Baha'i prisoner of conscience
Responding to the news that Huthi authorities sentenced 52-year-old Yemeni
prisoner of conscience Hamid Haydara to death for allegedly collaborating with
Israel and forging official documents, Philip Luth
Jan. 2
SINGAPORE:
Vietnamese developer detained in Singapore seeks passage to Germany
A Vietnamese property developer detained in Singapore is seeking passage to
Germany to avoid being sent back home, where he could face the death penalty
amid a crackdown on corruption, his lawyers sa
January 1, 2018
JAPAN:
No. of death row inmates in Japan stands at 123
The number of death row inmates in Japan stood at 123 as of Dec 31, continuing
to surpass the threshold of 100 since 2007, Justice Ministry officials said.
In 2017, 4 convicts on death row were executed and 4 oth
Dec. 31
INDIA:
RAPE, MURDER OF 6-YEAR OLD GIRL: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO CONVICT'We
have to collectively save our society from criminality'
A court here sentenced a convict to death for raping and murdering a minor girl
at Mehjoor Nagar area here in 2005.
In the judgment,
The news will next be posted to this site on Dec. 30
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Dec. 17
INDIA:
Former TV host Suhaib Ilyasi convicted for wife's murder
A New Delhi court convicted former TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi of
murdering his wife in 2000 on Saturday.
Additional Sessio
Dec. 16
GREAT BRITAIN:
On this day: December 16, 1969 - MPs vote to abolish death penalty
On December 16, 1969 MPs voted for the abolition of the death penalty in
Britain, as murderers could be punished by being hanged up until that year.
343 MPs voted in favour of its abolition comp
Dec. 15
IRANexecution
Prisoner Hanged On Murder Charges in Southern Iran
A prisoner was hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on the charge of murdering a
forest guard.
According to a report by Iran Environment and Wildlife Watch, on the morning of
Thursday December 14, a prisoner wa
Dec. 14
KENYA:
Supreme Court to decide on legality of the death penalty
The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver a judgment on the constitutionality
of the death sentence.
Death row convicts Francis Karioko Muruatetu and Wilson Thirimbu Mwangi, who
have been in jail for the last 14
Dec. 13
IRANexecutions
5 Prisoners Executed In Western Iran
5 prisoners were executed at Kermanshah Central Prison on murder charges.
According to a close source, on the morning of Monday December 11, 5 prisoners
were executed at Kermanshah Central Prison (Western Iran). All of t
Dec. 12
INDIA:
Death penalty in India has no clear guidelines, new research revealsCapital
punishment is considered a deterrent by some, but judges have little guidance
for deciding what can merit such a sentence
The death-penalty sentencing process in India is broken, and now t
Dec. 11
IRAN:
Iranian scientist from Belgium to be hanged in Iran for "spying"
An Iranian-Swedish professor connected to the Free University of Brussels (VUB)
has been sentenced to death in Iran for collaboration with scientists from
foreign, "enemy" states and his lawyer has not app
Dec. 10
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia On Track To Execute The Most People This Year In 2
DecadesFigures provided exclusively to BuzzFeed News reveal that, despite
Mohammed bin Salman's attempt to present himself as a reformer, the country's
approach to the death penalty has not changed
Dec. 9
SOUTH AMERICA:
Church in South America Passes Statement Opposing Death PenaltyDocument was
drafted with input from the world church's Biblical Research Institute.
Delegates from the 8 countries that make up the South American Division (SAD)
church region voted to accept
Dec. 8
INDIA:
Nithari Killings: Death sentence to Pandher and Koli
Special Central Bureau of Investigation Judge PK Tiwari had held them guilty on
Thursday, saying that they both deserved to be punished since both were
involved in the crime.
A CBI court in Ghaziabad has awarded dea
Dec. 7
INDONESIA:
Death row inmate caught trafficking drugs inside prison, prosecutor asks he get
death penalty, again
Indonesian authorities ranging from President Joko Widodo to National Narcotics
Agency (BNN) Head Budi Waseso, have justified the country's use of the death
penalt
Dec. 6
IRAQ:
Commentary: Why Iraq should limit Islamic State trials
At the height of its power in Iraq, Islamic State controlled 40 % of the
country's territory and the daily lives of millions of Iraqis. Tens of
thousands of Iraqis came to serve the IS administration, including as doc
Ddec. 5
MAURITANIA:
New 'Apostasy' Draft LawDeath Sentence Would Be Mandatory in Some Cases
Mauritanian deputies should reject a new draft law that would make the death
penalty mandatory for the crime of "insulting" or "mocking" God, the Quran, or
the Prophet Muhammad, Human Rights W
Dec. 4
SOUTH AFRICA:
Tears flow at service for lawyer Jansen
St Alban's Cathedral in Pretoria was packed to the brim yesterday as people
from all walks of life came together to hail the man who made deep inroads in
the law towards paving a better life for people, especially the poor.
Dec. 3
CHINA:
Lawmakers to review espionage billThe amendment aims to work around Chinese
spies' actions not being considered 'foreign aggression' due to the
Constitution including China in the nation
The Legislative Yuan's Judicial Committee is tomorrow to review a draft
amen
Dec. 2
THAILAND:
Israeli Sentenced to Die for Killing Fellow Expat
An Israeli man has been sentenced to die for the murder of a fellow Israeli
last year, police said Saturday.
Shimon Sakira Bitton, 50, was convicted and sentenced to die one year after he
was arrested on suspicion of
Dec. 1
UZBEKISTAN:
Imam Proposes Death Penalty for Radical Muslims
A prominent imam in Uzbekistan has caused a stink by taking to social media to
propose restoring the death penalty for supporters of the Islamic State
militant group and the banned Islamist political party Hizb ut-Tah
Nov. 30
MALAYSIA:
MP: Convicted traffickers must be allowed review of death sentenceAny new
amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act should be retrospective in nature and
apply to all, says Ramkarpal Singh.
An opposition MP has urged Putrajaya to also make amendments to the Dangerou
Nov. 29
INDIA:
Death for 3 in Kopardi minor rape-murder case
The 14-year-old girl belonging to the Maratha community was found raped and
murdered on a field on July 13, 2016
More than 16 months after the rape-murder of a minor in the remote village of
Kopardi in Ahmednagar sent sho
Nov. 28
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Saudi Arabia executes 7 for murder, drugs offences
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 6 Yemeni men convicted of murder and robbery
and a Saudi man for smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said.
The Yemenis were convicted of forming a gang that kill
Nov. 27
BANGLADESH:
139 get death penalty, 185 life term, Torab Ali, 48 others acquitted
The High Court on Monday upheld death penalty for 139 and commuted death
penalty to life term for 8 in the much-talked about BDR mutiny case.
The HC also acquitted 4 who had got death penalty and
Nov. 26
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Hanged
A prisoner was hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison on Moharebeh charges and 3 other
were executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.
Execution in Karaj
According to a close source, a prisoner was executed at Rajai Shahr Prison
charg
Nov. 25
EGYPT:
Egyptian court gives death penalty to 7 for killing Christians
A court in Egypt today gave the death penalty to 7 people and sent 10 more to
life in prison for beheading 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya and for joining a
terrorist organisation affiliated to the Islamic
Nov. 24
IRAN:
Nobel Laureates Protest Iranian Researcher's Detention, Death
SentenceDisaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali was convicted of
spying for foreign governments.
75 past Nobel winners have signed a letter to the Ambassador to the Mission of
Iran to the Unite
Nov. 23
ZIMBABWE:
Con-woman dupes desperate cash seekersOver 50 arrested for drug trafficking
since 2012
More than 50 Zimbabweans, mostly women, have been arrested in various countries
since 2012 for drug trafficking. Drug cartels have been increasingly using
Zimbabweans as mu
Nov. 22
NIGERIA:
600 Nigerians On Death Row in Asia
Barely 1 year ago, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), a human rights
organisation, alerted the nation that about 300 Nigerians were on death row in
prisons across Asian countries. During the World Day Against the Use o
Nov. 20
INDONESIA:
Record 11 Taiwanese sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug crimesThe 11
Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug crimes in Indonesia are a new record high
As the Indonesian government intensifies its crackdown on illegal drugs, there
are currently 11 Taiwanese
Nov. 20
IRANexecution
Prisoner Hanged in Public
A prisoner was hanged in public in Babol (Northern Iran) on murder charges.
According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, on the morning of Monday
November 13, a prisoner was hanged in public in Babol (a city in Mazandaran
Pro
Nov. 19
PAKISTAN:
The curious case of a death row convict
The death penalty has failed to bring down the crime rate in Pakistan or in
other countries where it is practiced
There is no doubt that the death penalty is barbaric and a medieval era
punishment which is carried out in mos
Nov. 18
MAURITANIA:
Mauritania broadens death penalty for blasphemy
Showing repentance will no longer prevent the death penalty from being applied
for blasphemy and apostasy, Mauritania said on Friday, as the conservative
Muslim nation hardens up its religious laws.
The decision fol
Nov. 17
INDIA:
Bihar court awards man death penalty for raping and murdering toddlerThe
convict has been lodged in the Motihari central jail since his arrest soon
after the incident was reported in 2011.
A court here has awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a 2
Nov. 16
MALAYSIA:
Judge's discretion in death penalty
For many years now Malaysia has had the mandatory death penalty for drug
trafficking. This means that if a person is found guilty of trafficking then
the judge has no choice but to impose the death penalty.
Now the government is
Nov. 15
PAKISTAN:
Over 80 pc of those hanged are ordinary criminals, not jet black terrorists:
Babar
PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Tuesday called for a wide-ranging national
debate involving all stratas of society, including political parties, lawyers,
religious scholars, intell
Nov. 14
MALAYSIA:
Langkawi cops nab Thai drug pusher with gun, RM25k worth of drugs
Police seized a pistol with 5 live bullets from a Thai drug pusher when he was
nabbed at a petrol station in Kampung Temonyong here early on Tuesday.
Police also confiscated various types of drugs wi
Nov. 13
INDIA:
2012 Delhi gangrape: Supreme Court defers review petition to December 12The
bench had upheld the death penalty for all four convicts in the case on May 5.
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred a review petition filed by Mukesh, 1 of
the convicts in the 2012 Delhi
Nov. 12
ISRAEL:
Yisrael Beytenu to propose death penalty for terrorists
The Yisrael Beytenu party will request at the meeting of coalition heads to
submit a proposal to establish the death penalty for terrorists.
The proposal would allow the death penalty for a terrorist convicted
Nov. 11
MAURITANIA:
Mauritanian prosecutors appeal sentence against 'blasphemy' blogger
Mauritanian prosecutors on Friday said they had appealed against a 2-year
prison term served on a blogger who had earlier received a death sentence for
blasphemy.
Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkhei
Nov. 10
CHINA:
Man gets death penalty in balcony murder case
A man convicted of throwing a woman he had pursued for 8 years from a high-rise
apartment building has been sentenced to receive the death penalty, Qianjiang
Evening News reported.
The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court
Nov. 9
EGYPT:
Egyptian court orders retrial of 7 Daesh defendants
Egypt on Tuesday overturned the death penalty and jail sentences for 7
defendants who have been accused of establishing links with Daesh.
The Court of Cassation ordered a retrial of the cases by the criminal court,
Nov. 8
MAURITANIA:
Mauritania appeals court set to review blogger death penalty case
In Mauritania, an appeals court is set to review on Wednesday the case of a
young blogger sentenced to death after posting a 2014 article challenging the
use of religion to support social injustice.
Nov. 7
RUSSIA:
Elena Berkova: Former porn star running against Putin wants death penalty for
sexual harassersCelebrity said she was 'fed up with Weinsteins'
Berkova is 32 - 3 years too young to run for President, according to Russian
law Tim Stewart
A former adult film star r
Nov. 6
SOUTH KOREA:
Over 1/2 of S. Korean people support carrying out death penalty: poll
About 1 out of every 2 South Korean people is in favor of implementing existing
death penalty provision, a poll said Monday, although the country is classified
as a de facto abolitionist country
Nov. 5
IRAQ:
Iraqi general responsible for losing Mosul has been sentenced to death
The Iraqi commander responsible for conceding the historical city of Mosul to
the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in the Summer of 2014 has been sentenced to
death by a military tribunal, Al-Sura News r
Nov. 4
ZIMBABWE:
Mugabe wants return of death penalty to cure rising murder cases
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has made a case for the return of death
sentence onto the law books.
Mugabe cited the increasing rate of murder cases in the southern Africa country
as justification
Nov. 3
KUWAIT:
Appeal 'hearing' in Shamlan's death row case set for Jan 17
The Court of Appeals postponed until Jan 17, 2018 the hearing on the appeal
against the lower court's death penalty ruling on Abdul-Aziz Al- Shamlan who is
accused of running over, stabbing and murdering Turk
Nov. 1
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he favors resumption of executions
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday he is in favor of resuming
executions after more than a decade in response to rising murder rates.
The last execution in the southern African nation was in
Oct. 31
PERU:
Peru President: Constitution does not allow capital punishment
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Monday declared the Political
Constitution of Peru does not allow death penalty for child rapists, but he
stressed people committing these crimes must be severely
Oct. 30
SOUTH AFRICA:
SA law saves the neck of Botswana man
The South African constitution, which outlaws the death sentence, has saved a
Botswana citizen from possibly hanging if convicted of a murder charge in his
country.
Keitekile Jampe, with the help of Lawyers for Human Rights
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Oct. 25
KENYA:
Kenyan husband facing the death penalty as he's accused of executing his
Australian wife, 40, with a single gunshot to the neck
The estranged husband of Aus
Oct. 24
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Death sought for accused in rape-murder case of boy in Abu DhabiSuspected
committed the heinous crime in the holy month of Ramadan, say prosecutors
Prosecutors here asked for the death penalty for what they termed as a
"merciless beast" suspected in
Oct. 23
INDIA:
Death penalty hangs by a thin thread
While not revisiting the subject of the constitutional validity of the death
penalty, the Supreme Court recently took up the matter of the mode of execution
of those on the death row and issued a notice to the Centre, with the
obser
Oct. 21
LEBANON:
Death penalty for Bachir Gemayel killers
Former President-elect Bachir Gemayel's killers were sentenced to death in
absentia Friday, 35 years after a bomb was detonated targeting Gemayel in
Ashrafieh.
"Finally, the verdict was released in the name of the Lebanese pe
Oct. 20
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Death row inmates denied full protection of the law
The Court, presided over by Justice David Cannings, in a 53 page judgment and
report of the Inquiry, concluded that all prisoners sentenced to death in PNG
are being denied the full protection of the law,
Oct. 19
THAILAND:
Is the Thai legal system good enough to justify death penalty?
Re: "Thailand moves toward abolishing death penalty", The Nation, yesterday.
I can't cite any evidence for Thailand as I don't even know where to look.
However, as a keen reader of news, I have seen seve
Oct. 18
ZIMBABWE:
The job crisis in Zimbabwe means dozens of people are keen to take a
long-vacant hangman job
Zimbabwe has taken strides in recent years to abolish capital punishment and
there has been fervent debate about the future of the death penalty among
locals, but there is
Oct. 17
MONGOLIA:
Mongolian President set to bring death penalty back for child abuse crimes
President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga said he intends to bring back death
penalty for child abuse crimes.
Mongolian president has appointed lawyers to restore death penalty, Mongolian
media
Oct. 16
RUSSIA:
It is up to people to decide whether to cancel it or not - Bastrykin on
moratorium on death penalty
The moratorium on the death penalty can only be canceled in Russia following a
referendum, Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin stated.
Such a de
Oct. 15
NIGERIA:
Freed from hangman's noose after 13 years, 2 ex-prisoners start afresh
As a teenager, his dream was to play professional football. Williams Owodo,
then 16, knew he had the skills and therefore needed to maintain his training
routine daily to acutalise his passion. Li
Oct. 14
TANZANIA:
Abolish Death Sentence to Protect Rights, Govt Urged
Pressure is mounting for Tanzania to abolish the death penalty.
That follows President John Magufuli's remarks that he would not sign any death
warrant during his term in office.
Legal and Human Rights Centre of
Oct. 13
GLOBAL:
Why Pope Francis' rejection of the death penalty is so important
In a major speech on Wednesday Oct. 11 Pope Francis said in blunt terms that
the death penalty is contrary to Gospel teaching. Given the setting and context
of the talk - a celebration marking the 25th an
Oct. 13
PAKISTAN:
Executions must not violate rights obligations: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to
urgently institute safeguards to ensure that a generalised resumption of
executions does not violate Pakistan's human rights obligations.
Oct. 13
GLOBAL:
UN: 170 Countries Abandoned the Death Penalty
The countries that abolished the death penalty have reached 170. 87% of the
death sentences are carried out in 4 countries. They are Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia. These figures were released on Tuesday by the Unit
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