Dec. 1
UGANDA:
Assume the Worst in Uganda: The Death Penalty Likely Remains in the
Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Conflicting media reports from the BBC, the AP and others continue to come out
about Uganda's so-called "kill the gays" bill, which we expect to move through
Uganda's parliament
Dec. 1
MALAYSIA:
Yishun triple killer to hang
The Chinese national who killed 3 women in a flat in Yishun 3 years ago was
sentenced by the High Court to hang for the murder of 1 of them.
Wang Zhijian, 46, was tried for the murder of his lover, Zhang Meng, 42, her
daughter Feng Jianyu
Dec. 2
INDIA:
Why mandatory death penalty be not abolished? Supreme Court asks govt
Days after a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said it was time to revisit
jurisprudence behind imposition of death penalty, the apex court asked the
Union government why provisions in some laws mand
Dec. 3
INDONESIA:
False Hengky Ruling Causes Controversy
A House of Representatives member is urging law enforcers to prosecute a former
Supreme Court judge who had become the center of media spotlight after
controversially commuting a drug kingpin's death sentence.
Judge Ahmad Yama
Dec. 3
INDIA:
Some crimes deserve death penalty, no less Rate this item
The clamour among certain sections of our society to abolish the death sentence
appears to be motivated by propaganda from human rights groups. The Government
mustn't succumb
By a curious synergy or perhaps a gr
Dec. 4
YEMEN:
Amputations, beheadings and a crucifixion: Horrific stories from Yemen where Al
Qaeda has imposed sharia law
Suspected sorcerer beheaded and alleged thief had hand amputated by Ansar
al-Sharia militia Yemenis have suffered 'human rights catastrophe' in conflict
between go
Dec. 4
MALAYSIA:
Undercover cop testifies against Australian facing death penalty
An undercover police officer has detailed the lead-up to an alleged drug deal
involving an Australian man who is facing the death penalty for trafficking in
Malaysia.
Dominic Bird is facing the death pe
Dec. 4
CHINA:
Death penalty for man who killed parents for insurance
A man in Zhangye city, Gansu province, has been sentenced to death by a local
court after being convicted of killing his parents so he could inherit their
accident insurance compensation, local media reported.
Shen
Dec. 5
MALAYSIA/AUSTRALIA:
Malaysian police were desperate to arrest Australian Dominic Bird
It took police weeks before they were able to finalise an alleged drug deal
with an Australian man now facing a possible death sentence in Malaysia.
Dominic Bird, from Perth, is expected to pl
Dec. 6
THAILAND:
Ex-Thai PM Abhisit faces charges of crackdown deaths -- If found guilty??? they
could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.
Thai authorities charged former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday
with giving orders to use live ammunition that led to civi
Dec. 6
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESexecution
Murderer executed by firing squad in Abu Dhabi; Rohana attacked his victim
after being caught inside housemaid's room
A man was executed on Thursday morning by firing squad in Abu Dhabi after being
convicted of murdering an Emirati Engineer in
Dec. 7
MALAYSIA:
WA man faces Malaysian court over drugs by:
The police officer behind the arrest of a Perth man facing a possible death
sentence in Malaysia has admitted to selling the drugs, which he allegedly
obtained from the accused, to his informant.
Serious allegations of corr
Dec. 8
SAUDI ARABIA:
Death Penalty In Saudi Arabia
I realize that this is another very sensitive subject, but I would like to make
2 important points in order to dispel any confusion or misunderstanding.
When I discuss a matter having religious implications, I do not mean to
criticize
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
Dec. 10
CANADA:
Canada marks 50 years since its last execution
Tomorrow will mark 50 years since any criminal has been executed in Canada.
The Toronto Star has the story of Canada's last death sentences, which were
carried out on Dec. 11, 1962.
Writes reporter Tim Alamenciak: "The e
Dec. 10
INDIA:
For a moratorium on death sentence; There is a need to identify cases in which
the courts might have erred in applying the Bachan Singh principle that limits
the imposition of the death penalty
The Supreme Court's 5-judge Constitution Bench judgment in Bachan Singh (198
Dec. 10
UGANDA:
London protesters demand Uganda drops 'Kill The Gays' bill; On Human Rights
Day, activists demand the Anti-Homosexual Bill in Uganda is stopped
LGBT campaign groups, HIV charities, trade unions, Ugandan exiles and refugees
protested outside the Ugandan High Commission
Dec. 10
GLOBAL:
7 countries that include the death penalty for atheism
In a report released by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), it
was revealed that seven countries that have a provision in their penal codes to
prosecute unbelief may opt for the death penalty as pun
Dec. 11
LIBYA:
Trial of Kadhafi's last premier opens in Libya
The trial of Moamer Kadhafi's last prime minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmudi,
accused of aiding the state to kill civilians and financial crimes, opened in a
Libyan court on Monday.
A judge read out the charges against Mahmudi
Dec. 12
PAKISTAN:
SC seeks details of death row prisoners
The Supreme Court directed the government on Tuesday to submit details about
prisoners on death row in the country.
The order was issued by a 3-judge bench comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali,
Justice Tariq Parvez and Justic
IRAQ:
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Issue Date: 12 December 2012
Country: Iraq
DEATH SENTENCES AFTER C
Dec. 13
THAILAND:
Experts call for end to death penalty in Thailand
Thailand is falling behind its neighbours when it comes to abolition of the
death penalty, activists and experts said at a seminar yesterday. The event,
organised by the Union for Civil Liberty with support from the Eur
Dec. 13
LEBANON:
Indictment Issued against Suspect Charged with Killing Army Officer
Military Examining Magistrate Fadi Sawwan issued an indictment on Thursday
against Hassan Karaki, who is accused of killing officer Abbas Jomaa in
Beirut's southern suburbs in September.
Karaki, who
Dec. 14
MALAYSIA:
Customs nabs man with drugs worth RM3.2mil
The Selangor Customs Department has detained a man in connection with the
seizure of an assortment of drugs worth about RM3.2mil.
The 40-year-old suspect, who was in a car, was nabbed at a traffic light
junction in Jalan Du
Dec. 15
UNITED NATIONS/YEMEN:
UN child rights official expresses dismay over Yemen juvenile offender
execution
The head of a key United Nations child rights committee today expressed deep
dismay over the execution in Yemen last week of a woman who was believed to
have been "around 15
Dec. 30
INDIA:
Nithari killings: Koli gets death penalty in 5th case
Surender Koli, key accused in the sensational 2006 Nithari killings, was on
Monday awarded death sentence by a special CBI court here which found him
guilty of rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl, the 5th case for w
Dec. 31
INDONESIA:
No plans to execute Bali 9 pair in 2013
The 2 Australians on death row in Indonesia appear to have received a 1-year
reprieve from facing the firing squad, despite Indonesia planning to start
executions again.
Of the hundreds of people on death row in Indonesia, 2
Jan. 4
INDIA:
Indian rape debate: Why death penalty is no solution
The tragic case of the 23-year old woman who was brutally attacked, raped and
left for dead by 6 men in New Delhi on December 16 has highlighted the
unacceptable reality millions of women in India are facing. Violence a
Jan. 4
IRAN
2 sentenced to death for assault caught on film
The Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced 2 people to death for assault and
robbery.
The court reports that of the four people recently arrested for an assault and
robbery case in Tehran, 2 have been sentenced to death an
Jan. 4
INDIA:
SC gave death, but victim's father still waits for justice
Amid the nationwide debate over giving rapists the death penalty, here is a
case in which the Supreme Court awarded the death sentence, but the victim's
family is still waiting for justice.
Amrish Kumar's 5-yea
Jan. 5
IRANexecutions
2 brothers were hanged publicly in western Iran today
2 prisoners were hanged publicly in the town of Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran)
early this morning, reported the Iranian state media.
According to the state run news agency Mehrnews the prisoners who were
bro
Jan. 5
INDIA:
Lower juvenile age limit to 16 years: states
Many state governments, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu,
Madhya Pradesh and Goa, proposed on Friday that the law should be amended to
reduce the upper age limit for juveniles from the present 18 years to 16
Jan. 6
IRAN:
Political prisoners Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi face imminent execution
According to the news received from Iran's Gohardasht prison on Saturday, 2
Kurdish prisoner Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi are facing imminent
execution. The prosecutor general of Iranian Kurdis
Jan. 7
INDIA:
New Delhi gang-rape suspects appear in court, could face death penalty
5 men accused of the gang rape and murder of an Indian student appeared in
court on Monday to hear charges against them, after 2 of them offered evidence
possibly in return for a lighter sentence in
Jan. 7
IRAN:
Kurdish brothers to be executed by Iranian government
According to information ANF Kurdish service obtained from local sources in the
East Kurdistan city of Sine, two jailed Kurdish politicians, brothers Lokman
and Zanyar Muradi, will be executed by the Iranian regime in
Jan. 8
SINGAPORE:
Singapore Death Row Drug Defendants Can Now Seek Review
Drug traffickers and other death row inmates in Singapore can now seek review
of their death sentences after changes to the island city-state's mandatory
death sentence went into effect with the new year, the an
Jan. 8
INDONESIA:
'Please don't sentence my mum to death': Son's plea over mum's Bali cocaine
charges; Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in May after police in Bali said they
found 10.6lb (4.8kg) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase
A British woman on trial in Indonesia for drug traf
Jan. 9
PAKISTAN:
No headway: Legislation to abolish death penalty unlikely; Govt finds no takers
for converting capital punishment to life term.
It appears that the government has dropped plans of introducing new legislation
which effectively converts the death penalty into life impri
Jan. 9
INDIA:
India Gang Rape: 3 Suspects 'To Plead Not Guilty'
3 men accused of brutally gang raping and killing a 23-year-old student in New
Delhi are to plead not guilty to the charges, their lawyer has revealed.
Lawyer M L Sharma told the AFP news agency he will challenge evidence
Jan. 9
SAUDI ARABIA:
Beheading of domestic worker shows Saudi Arabia at odds with international
standards
The beheading of a Sri Lankan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia for a crime she
allegedly committed while still a child shows once more that the Gulf kingdom
is woefully out of ste
Jan. 10
CHINA:
Alleged killer of 10-year-old may face death penalty
Prosecutors indicted a male suspect on a murder charge yesterday over the death
of a 10-year-old boy, and said they are seeking the death penalty.
The Tainan District Prosecutors Office's (TDPO) indictment stated tha
Jan. 11
SRI LANKA/SAUDI ARABIA:
UN human rights offices voices 'deep dismay' over execution of Sri Lankan woman
in Saudi Arabia; Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR)
The United Nations human rights office today voiced its "deep dismay" o
Jan. 12
IRAN:
Abdol-Karim Lahidji: Judiciary's Intimidation Tactics and Disproportionate
Punishments Marks Its Failure to Deliver Public Justice
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran,
prominent France-based lawyer and human rights activist Abdol-Kar
Jan. 12
SRI LANKA/SAUDI ARABIA:
The despicable act of the execution of Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia
It is indeed a great gesture by the Government of Sri Lanka, by both the
Members of Parliament as well as the Members of the Opposition in observing a
moment of silence on the most barb
Jan. 13
INDIA:
Death penalty will not end rapes: Puri Shankaracharya
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swamy Shri Nischalananda Saraswati of Puri today said
death penalty will not end incidents of rape in the country and women should be
placed in a higher position in the society to stop such cr
Jan. 14
INDIA:
President rejects mercy plea of death row convict
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy plea of death row convict
Saibanna Ningappa Natikar, who had murdered his wife and daughter.
This is the 2nd mercy petition that Mukherjee has rejected after assuming
o
Jan. 14
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia rejects maid beheading criticism; Riyadh "deplores" international
condemnation over recent execution of Sri Lankan maid convicted of killing
infant.
Saudi Arabia has criticised world reaction to its beheading of a Sri Lankan
maid convicted of killing
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Issue Date: 14 January 2013
Countr
Jan. 15
LIBYA:
Trial of Gaddafi's last PM adjourned
A Libyan court Monday adjourned to February 11 the trial of Moamer Gaddafi's
last premier Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, accused of killing civilians and financial
crimes. Defence lawyers had asked for the delay to allow time to summon
witn
Jan. 15
INDONESIA:
4th accused claims seeing Sosilawati after said murders
The High Court murder trial of Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and 3 other individuals
here yesterday was shocked by the 4th accused's claim of seeing the cosmetics
millionairess in a restaurant at Tanjung Sepat, Bantin
Jan. 16
BANGLADESH:
Mushtaq asked prison boss to let killers in; Says chief state counsel in jail
killing case
The conspiracy to kill the 4 national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail on
November 3, 1975 was hatched at the Bangabhaban, Anisul Huq, principal state
counsel in the jail
Jan. 16
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Smuggler beheaded in Saudi Arabia; 4th execution so far this year
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man in the eastern Khubar province on
Wednesday after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry
announced.
Arshad Mohammad was arre
Jan. 18
BANGLADESH:
German central bank pulls out of Bangladesh cooperation over plans to execute
counterfeiters
Germany's central bank is shelving plans to help fight currency counterfeiting
in Bangladesh because of reports the country is planning to include execution
among the p
Jan. 18
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
17 Indians awarded death sentence in murder case in Dubai to be released
Decks have finally been cleared for the release of 17 Indians, who were awarded
death sentence for the killing of a Pakistani man in Sharjah, where a local
court yesterday wrapped up
Jan. 19
IRANexecutions:
Public Hangings in Pakdasht (Yesterday) and Urmia (Today) - 2 Men Are Scheduled
To Be Hanged Publicly In Tehran Tomorrow
2 men were publicly hanged in Pakdasht (South of Tehran) yesterday morning
reported the official Iranian media today.
The men were ide
Jan. 20
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs 2 in public for machete attack: report
Iran hanged two men in public, after a video posted on YouTube last month
showed them assaulting a man in a Tehran street with a machete, the ISNA news
agency reported.
The sentence, issued by the Revolutio
Jan. 22
INDONESIA:
Bali drugs: Death sentence for Briton Lindsay Sandiford
A 56-year-old British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad
in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Lindsay Sandiford was arrested at Bali's airport in May last year after 4.8kg
(10.6lb) of cocai
Jan. 22
MALAYSIA:
Man sentenced to the gallows for double murder
A contractor, who had placed a home-made parcel bomb which exploded in front of
an apartment unit, killing 2 people 2 years ago, was sentenced to death by the
High Court today. Mohd Khayry Ismail, 48, was found guilty o
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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Issue Date:
Jan. 23
MALI:
Human rights group warns of dozens of executions by Malian forces amid fight
with jihadists
A France-based human rights group is warning about dozens of "summary
executions" and other abuses allegedly committed by Malian troops as they
counter-attack jihadists holed up
Jan. 23
VIETNAM:
Vietnam to produce poison for lethal injection
At the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on crime prevention
this morning, January 23, Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang said
Vietnam would produce poison to serve the policy on conducting the de
Jan. 23
CANADA:
Innocence Lost; the human cost of a wrongful conviction Patrick Andrew Boivin
"You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead," Justice Ronald Ferguson
pronounced to Truscott after the verdict was read. "May the Lord have mercy
upon your soul."
Innocence Lost: a play
Jan. 24
FRANCE:
Executions in Iran
France condemns the 2 executions by hanging carried out in public on January 20
in Iran. Iran is thereby violating its international obligations under the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which it freely
subscribed. More than 3
Jan. 24
IRAN (executions):
2 prisoners Executed In Iran- 16 Executions in 8 Days
2 prisoners were hanged in 2 different Iranian prisons, reported the Iranian
state media today.
1 of the prisoners was convicted of murdering a security officer in Khoramdareh
(Province of Lorestan, wes
Jan. 24
INDONESIA:
The Bali prison where a Briton faces the death penalty over drug smuggling
Inside Kerobokan Prison, Lindsay Sandiford is sharing cell number 10 with 13
women, the room was only designed to hold 3 inmates, it's around 10 feet by 8
feet wide.
It's windowless and st
Jan. 25
PHILIPPINES:
Documentary indicts Philippines justice
A gripping documentary about a wealthy young man sentenced to death for the
rape and murder of two sisters has catalysed a movement to expose wrongful
convictions in the Philippines.
The award-winning Give Up Tomorrow foll
Jan. 26
GERMANY:
Bundesbank Limits China Cooperation on Death Penalty
Germany's Bundesbank said it will exclude Chinese and Vietnamese central bank
officials from anti- counterfeiting seminars over concerns about the countries'
use of the death penalty for serious cases of forgery.
"
Jan. 27
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Prosecutors call for death penalty of UAE torture dad and his girlfriend
The couple accused of torturing an 8-year-old Emirati girl to death should be
executed, prosecutors told a court today.
Wadeema's badly beaten body was found buried in the desert, a
Jan. 28
GLOBAL:
The Death Penalty: A Statement Of Justice Or Disciplinary Deterrent?
On January 22, Lindsay Sandiford, a 56-year-old British grandmother, was
sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Bali, Indonesia. The unusually harsh
sentence has provoked a moral re-assessment of t
Jan. 29
INDONESIA:
4th Briton jailed in Bali over cocaine
A British man arrested in connection with a drugs trafficking ring on the
Indonesian resort island of Bali was Tuesday sentenced to 6 years in jail for
possession of cocaine.
Julian Ponder, 43, is among 4 Britons arrested on d
Jan. 29
LEBANON:
Saqr: Death penalty over prison killing
Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr requested the death penalty Monday for a
Fatah al-Islam leader held in Roumieh prison over the murder of a fellow inmate
earlier this month.
Lebanese detainee Mohammad Youssef, also known as
Jan. 30
MALAWI:
Malawians still need death penalty - Report
Many people Malawi are supporting for the retention and implementation of
capital punishment on the offenders. This has been revealed by the Malawi's
Attorney general Antony Kamanga who was opening the seminar for the lawyers o
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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UA: 23/13
Issue Date: 30 January 2013
Country: Republic of Yemen
YEMENI MAN AT RISK OF
Jan. 31
IRAQ:
Iraq Announces 21 Executions in a Day
Iraq has executed 21 people convicted of terror-related charges, including 3
women, on the same day, a spokesman said on Tuesday, bringing to 91 the number
of people executed so far this year.
The executions come despite a call from
Jan. 31
IRAN:
5 Prisoners Were Executed In Southeastern Iran
5 prisoners were executed in the prison of Kerman (Southeastern Iran) yesterday
morning January 30., reported the state run Iranian media.
According to the Fars news agency, the 5 prisoners were identified as
"Allahnazar S
Feb. 1
EGYPT:
Egypt: death sentences for anti-Muslim "film"
An Egyptian court on Jan. 29 upheld the in absentia death sentences of seven
Coptic Christians and an American preacher on charges stemming from the amateur
anti-Muslim film Innocence of Muslims, which sparked violent protest
Feb. 1
INDONESIA:
Bali drugs: UK government accused of breaching Lindsay Sandiford's
rightsReview sought after Sandiford was refused legal aid and now faces
execution by firing squad for drug smuggling in Indonesia
The government's failure to provide an "adequate" lawyer to represe
Feb. 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia 'spares Philippines death-row convict'
Saudi Arabia has spared 1 of 2 Filipino men sentenced to death by beheading for
separate killings, Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay said Friday.
Rodelio "Dondon" Lanuza is expected to walk free after more
Feb. 2
ZAMBIA:
Death Penalty clause maintained by all the 3 province constitutional
conventions
Delegates to the 3 ongoing province constitutional convention have retained
article 28 clause (3) which is about the death penalty in the current draft
constitution.
Under the current dra
Feb. 3
TAIWAN:
Taiwan under fire over executions; Foreign experts invited to scrutinise
island's compliance with UN human rights covenants
Taiwan's executions of 6 prisoners in December has prompted fresh criticism of
the island's president, Ma Ying-jeou, and his government from inter
Feb. 4
INDONESIA:
Australian Embassy Bombing Convicts Seek Review
Lawyers for the 2 men convicted of bombing the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in
2004 are drafting legal review pleas to the Supreme Court in order to have
their clients escape the death sentence.
Achmad Michdan, the h
Feb. 4
YEMEN:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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Issue Date: 4 February 2013
Country
Feb. 5
JAMAICA:
The case for resuming hanging
The year has just begun and so have murders begun in earnest. From all
indications they will be as numerous and as brutal as Jamaicans have come to
expect.
Among murders reported are those of 2 infants: Rushane Burford, 4, said to have
be
Feb. 6
BANGLADESH:
Thousands rallying to demand death penalty for war crimes in Bangladesh
Frustrated at a war crimes verdict, thousands of people, mostly pro-ruling
party men, flocked to Shahbag square, an iconic place in Bangladesh's capital
Dhaka, for the 2nd consecutive day Wednesd
Feb. 7
CANADA:
Play tells story of Canada's Steven Truscott
In 1959, Steven Truscott was sentenced to be hanged for the rape and murder of
a young girl.
He was 14 years old at the time.
The Centaur Theatre and National Arts Centre present "Innocence Lost: A Play
about Steven Truscott
Feb. 8
EUROPE:
Europe Pushes to Keep Lethal Injection Drugs From U.S. Prisons
Pharmaceutical makers have long promoted their products as a means to enhance
or prolong life. Now some have been enmeshed in a transatlantic battle over
whether their drugs can also be used to end it. Europe
Feb. 9
INDONESIA:
Drugs trafficker sentenced to death
The High Court here yesterday sentenced a businessman to death for trafficking
in 4,674.3 grams of ketamine 3 years ago.
Justice Datuk David Wong Dak Wah convicted Mohana Dass S/O Velayutham, 27,
under Section 39B (1) (a) of the D
Feb. 10
INDIA:
No rubber stamp, Pranab acts fast on mercy please
Barely 6 months after he moved into Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pranab
Mukherjee has rejected the two most talked about mercy petitions in recent
times, resulting in the hanging of terror convicts in both cases.
The r
Feb. 10
INDONESIA:
Death row Briton Lindsay Sandiford set to launch her appeal.
A British grandmother facing the firing squad in Bali for drug smuggling will
appeal against her sentence tomorrow, her lawyer has revealed.
Lindsay Sandiford was caught smuggling almost 5kg of cocaine w
Feb. 11
NIGERIA:
Baylesa: Dickson's Battle Againt Resurgence Of Kidnapping
When Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson moved for the adoption of
death sentence for kidnappers in the state, many concluded that it was due to
the fact that recent cases of upsurge in kidnapping in th
Feb. 11
INDIA:
Political execution
While the hanging of Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case,
in Tihar jail on Saturday, is considered to have brought closure to the case,
many uncomfortable questions that attended the charges against him and marked
his trial and la
Feb. 12
INDIA:
Court to hear Laila Khan murder case on Wednesday
On Wednesday, the court is likely to hear arguments on the draft charges
submitted in the Laila Khan Murder case. The charges were submitted against
prime accused Pervez Tak for the brutal murder of starlet Laila Khan and
Feb. 13
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
UAE torture dad sentenced to death, girlfriend gets life in prison
A father who tortured his 8-year-old daughter to death with the help of his
girlfriend and buried her in the desert has been sentenced to execution.
The Criminal Court found HS, 29, an Em
Feb. 13
ZIMBABWE:
Death Penalty Divides Upper House
The provision in the draft constitution allowing the death penalty has thrown
Senators into a quandary on how they should deal with a motion moved in the
Upper House condemning capital punishment.
This emerged yesterday during deba
Feb. 13
YEMEN:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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UA: 35/13
Issue Date: 11 February 2013
Country: Yemen
EXECUTION OF
Feb. 14
MALAYSIA:
Malaysia drug trial for Australian man adjourned.
The trial of an Australian man charged with setting up a drug deal saw his
trial adjourned on Wednesday in what has become a case of interest for both
Malaysia and Australia.
32-year-old Dominic Bird's trial at Kual
Feb. 15
JAPAN:
Murderer of single victim gets death despite no criminal record
A district court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man from Osaka city to
death for killing a 27-year-old woman in Okayama city in September 2011, in
what appears to be the 1st death sentence given for the
Feb. 16
SUDAN:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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UA: 39/13
Issue Date: 13 February 2013
Country: Sudan
DARFUR ACT
Feb. 16
NIGERIA:
Nigerian oil state approves death penalty for kidnappers
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's home state of Bayelsa signed a law on
Wednesday approving the death penalty for convicted kidnappers, in a region
were abductions by criminal gangs are common. Kidnapping for r
Feb. 17
MALDIVES:
Murder victim's parents approve death penalty
The Criminal Court has taken statements from the parents of Abdul Muheeth of
Veyru in Galolhu Ward who was murdered by a gang on February 10, 2012.
According to local media present in the court today, Muheeth's father and
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