Oct. 11
TEXASexecution
Texas executes inmate convicted of killing 12-year-old girl
A Texas man whose lawyers argued was mentally ill and incompetent for execution
was put to death Wednesday evening for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a
decade ago.
Jonathan Green, 44, receive
Oct. 11
TEXAS:
Appeals court upholds conviction, death penalty for John Allen Rubio
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on Wednesday to uphold the conviction
and death penalty for Brownsville child killer John Allen Rubio.
Brownsville police arrested Rubio and his common-law wi
Oct. 11
OREGON:
Boy with mom on death row might get adopted
A 3rd-grade boy whose mother is on death row is on track to be adopted.
The boy has been a ward of the state since December 2009, when paramedics found
his half-sister, 15-year-old Jeanette Maples, starved and battered to
Oct. 11
NIGERIA:
Murderer convicted to death by hanging in Nigeria
On the eve of the Day against the Death Penalty, a man was convicted to a death
sentence by hanging in Nigeria. The sentence was emitted in Owerri, in southern
Nigeria, where a Court sentenced 2 servicemen, 1 to life an
Oct. 11
IRAQ:
Urgent Need for Death Penalty Moratorium; 23 New Executions and At Least 119 So
Far in 2012
Serious questions about whether Iraq's justice system meets international fair
trial standards highlight the urgent need for a moratorium on capital
punishment.
The Iraqi authoriti
