Jan. 24
PHILIPPINES:
Curbs on death penalty interpellation scored
AKBAYAN party-list Rep. Tom Villarin yesterday accused the majority bloc at the
House of Representatives of prohibiting some neophyte members from being
included in the line-up of interpellators on the death penalty
Jan. 24
TEXAS:
Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present21
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-539
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
22-January 26---Terry Edwards-540
23-February
Jan. 24
INDIA:
Prez mercy means little to death row convicts' kin
President Pranab Mukherjee's decision to commute the death sentence of 4
persons convicted for killing 34 upper caste people at Bara village in Gaya
district in 1992 means little for the family members of the convicted
Jan. 24
UNITED KINGDOM/BAHRAIN:
UK funds Bahrain parliament as it reverses reforms and backs executions
The British government is using a multi-million pound aid programme to fund
Bahrain's parliament while the Gulf country bans opposition parties, reverses
human rights reforms and
Jan. 24
TEXASimpending execution
Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?Terry Edwards' murder conviction
is irrevocably flawed.
Unless the courts or Gov. Greg Abbott step in to stop it, Texas will execute
Terry Edwards on Thursday. This would be a reprehensible miscarriage
