April 14
PAKISTANexecution
Murder convict hanged in Haripur jail
A death row prisoner, convicted of murder, was executed in Haripur central jail
on Thursday morning, ARY News reported.
The execution of Imtiaz took place in Haripur jail for committing murder of a
man over a
April 14
VIRGINIA:
End the death penalty in Virginia
Personally opposed to the death penalty but bound by law to uphold it, Gov.
Terry McAuliffe, D, may have backed into a way to end state executions.
Early this week, McAuliffe rejected a General Assembly bill putting the
electric
April 14
MALAYSIA:
Morais' autopsy findings a 'certainty'
The pathologist that performed the autopsy on deputy public prosecutor Datuk
Anthony Kevin Morais defended her findings, telling the High Court that it was
beyond reasonable doubt.
Forensic expert Nurliza Abdullah, 51, said
April 14
NIGERIA:
Amnesty International says Nigeria had zero executions in 2015 but Kaduna state
begs to differ
Last week, Amnesty International released its annual report on death sentences
and executions in 2015. The report takes a look at countries all over the world
that still
April 14
ILLINOIS:
Quality of Mercy Project created to spur conversation about death penalty,
criminal justice
A production of the play "Dead Man Walking" will premiere at Evanston's Piven
Theatre Workshop this weekend. The play is part of the new Quality of Mercy
Project, which
April 14
TEXAS:
A clear trend: The end of the death penalty in Texas is long past due
Amnesty International last week issued its annual report on the use of capital
punishment, reporting that worldwide executions spiked by 54 %, while the
number of executions carried out in the
