Feb. 24
TANZANIA:
9 ivory poachers accused of shooting hero British helicopter pilot out of the
sky as he tried to save elephants in Tanzania appear in court charged with
murder and may face death penalty if guilty; Niles Gunga, 28, is charged with
murder in Bariadi District Court, Ta
Feb. 24
FLORIDA:
Florida leads in death penalty exonerations
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court pushed Florida a step closer into the future
by forcing it to part with an antiquated way of convicting people of capital
crimes.
It ruled that the state's system for allowing judges to o
Feb. 24
BOTSWANA:
Ditshwanelo hosts Death Penalty dialogue
The Botswana Centre for Human Rights hosted a two (2) day dialogue on Access to
Justice and the Death Penalty in Botswana, from February 9-10, 2016. The
dialogue was facilitated by Justice Lovemore Paul Chikopa, Judge of the Ma
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Pope tells Austin bishop not to 'give up fight' against death penalty
During his trip to the U.S.-Mexico border last week, Pope Francis told Austin
bishops to "not lose heart or give up the fight" against the death penalty,
auxiliary Bishop Daniel Garcia said Tuesday.
