June 28
TEXAS:
3 condemned killers lose appeals
3 condemned murderers lost appeals Wednesday before the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals, including an El Paso man convicted of killing a woman
and then ordering a friend to cut off his victim's fingers to prevent his
DNA from being linked
June 28
GLOBAL:
Vote on U.N. Moratorium Slated for Success
Persistence, passion and an inspired last-minute political push from
Italy's Transnational Radical Party and Hands Off Cain has put the human
rights alliance one step closer to establishing its ultimate goal of a
universal
June 28
IRAQ:
Iraqi court hands down 22 death sentences in 4 weeks
Over the 4 weeks from May 6 to June 2, the Central Criminal Court in Iraq
(CCCI) sentenced 22 people to death, 21 to life imprisonment and dozens
more to terms of between 10 and 30 years. At this rate, the US-backed
Iraqi
June 28
TEXAS:
U.S. SUPREME COURT SAYS THAT TEXAS MAY NOT EXECUTE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL
MAN REVERSES DECISION ALLOWING EXECUTION OF SCHIZOPHRENIC MAN WHO
REPRESENTED HIMSELF AT TRIAL WEARING PURPLE COWBOY COSTUME
Texas may not execute a severely mentally ill man who believes his
