[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-12-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 9 TAIWAN: Rights scholars demand halt to executions 2 renowned scholars have asked Taiwan to halt the execution of death-row inmates, a local newspaper reported. The scholars, Manfred Nowak and Eibe Riedel, were invited by the government to review its human rights report. They a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, ARIZ., FLA., USA, IOWA, UTAH

2012-12-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 9 TEXAS: Remembering another date that will 'live in infamy' For many in this country, Friday was a day to reflect on a horrific event that happened 71 years ago: the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. But for one Fort Worth family, Dec. 7 will "live in infamy" for another reason: