Feb. 10
SOUTH KOREA:
The ruling party's irresponsible position on keeping the death penalty
Following the serial murders allegedly committed by an individual
identified by the surname Gang, ruling party members in the Grand National
Party and their supporters are bringing up arguments for
Feb. 9
VIETNAM:
Vietnam considers reduction in scope of death penalty
Vietnamese Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong has introduced a Criminal Code
revision bill providing for a reduction in the number of capital offences.
This was one of the World Coalition's demands on World Day Against the
Feb. 9
MONTANA:
Death penalty abolishment passed in Senate, died in House committee
Marietta Jaeger-Lane has lived every parent's nightmare.
In June of 1973, she her family traveled from Michigan to vacation in
Montana. It was Sunday when they reached a campground near Three Forks.
Afte
Feb. 9
FLORIDAimpending execution
Tompkins asks Fla. justices for stay of execution
A death row inmate wants the Florida Supreme Court to stay his execution.
Wayne Tompkins was convicted of murdering 15-year-old Lisa DeCarr in 1983
in Tampa. He sought the delay Monday because he has
Feb. 9
TEXASimpending execution
Texas "Bathtub Killer" set to die
After nearly a quarter-century as a homicide detective in Arlington, Tommy
LeNoir acknowledges there's not much that shocks him.
Then there's the carnage of Dale Devon Scheanette, who over a more than
three-year perio
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
9 February 2009
UA 32/09 Fear of imminent execution
IRAQSeven people, names not known
According to the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council's website, seven people
under sentence of death had their sentences upheld by the Cassation Cou
