April 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Physicians oppose death penalty
On March 12, the New Hampshire House voted 225-104 in support of House Bill
1170, repealing the death penalty in New Hampshire and replacing it with life
without the possibility of parole. The strong bipartisan support was
April 1
MISSISSIPPI:
Court reverses Miss. death penalty conviction
The state Supreme Court on Monday reversed the 2000 capital murder conviction
of Michelle Byrom, ordering a new trial.
Justice Josiah Dennis Coleman called the high court's decision extraordinary
and extremely rare
April 1
PAKISTAN:
Christian Man Appeals Blasphemy Death Sentence
Sawan Masih has claimed before the court that blasphemy charges were fabricated
to drive Christians off their land in Joseph Colony.
A Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy appealed against his
conviction
April 1
TEXASimpending execution(s)
Convicts: No lethal drug details, no executions
2 condemned Texas killers on Tuesday filed suit in Houston federal court
seeking to block their upcoming executions, arguing that state officials'
refusal to disclose details about the lethal drugs
April 1
INDIA:
SC rejects plea against relief for Rajiv killers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea made by the Centre to reconsider
its verdict commuting the death penalty of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi
assassination case to life terms after an over 11-year delay in
