Arkansas' Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansas' Governor Asa HutchinsonAfter an aggressive plan to execute several inmates by the end of April put him and Arkansas at the center of the national death penalty debate, Gov. Asa Hutchinson was poised to return to a more familiar role as policy wonk with a special session Leggi Tutto
Executing adolescents in Iran, not a rare occurrenceExecuting adolescents in Iran, not a rare occurrenceAt least 90 people on death row in Iran are under the age of 18, says a group of UN experts who are calling for authorities in the Middle Eastern nation to immediately put an end to Leggi Tutto
Seoul, South KoreaHong says will execute criminals on death rowSouth Korean presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo of the conservative Liberty Korea Party said he would revive capital punishment if elected, saying criminals are "going on the rampage.""Because we no longer carry out death penalty, high-profile murder
When a three-drug lethal-injection cocktail was administered to Ledell Lee at 11:44 p.m. Central time last Thursday — the first drug to render him unconscious, the second to halt his breathing, and the third to stop his heart — Alan Blinder and Manny Fernandez, two New York Times journalists, were
At least 130 executions were carried out in 11 Asian countries in 2016. The vast majority of them were executed in Pakistan. However there is no data available about executions in China, still believed to be by far the world's top executioner.Overall the number of executions has decreased in the
Alabama Gov. Kay IveyAlabama Gov. Kay IveyAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been in office less than three weeks and she will soon face a life and death decision.As governor, Ivey has the power to commute the death sentence of an inmate to life or grant a reprieve to delay an execution. Leggi Tutto
German Chancellor Angela MerkelGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Saudi ArabiaGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has been urged to use a visit to Saudi Arabia today to press for the release of three juveniles who face beheading for allegedly attending protests.Mrs Merkel is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today for talks focused
WILPF, march to ban the bomb, UN meeting, ban nuclear weapons, 130 governments, June July 2017Governments are meeting at the UN in June to negotiate a groundbreaking ban on nuclear weapons.This comes after years of advocacy from civil society determined to shift the debate on nuclear weapons to focus on their humanitarian and environmental impact.And now in one of its final acts of
Sling the Mesh, mesh implants, incontinence, prolapse, tension free vaginal tape,Women are calling for an operation with life-changing risks to be suspended.Campaigners are calling for an operation using mesh implants with unacceptable risks to be stopped.The implants are also known as tension free vaginal tape or mesh reinforcementCampaigners are also calling for the
More than 30 men were arrested after a private party in the Bahadoran region of Isfahan, Iran was raided by the police, Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees reported Thursday.Their charges are sodomy, drinking alcohol and using psychedelic drugs and they face the death penalty if found guilty.The
UNISON, Public Services Champions, If we don’t do something for them, there will be no one left to do anything for us.UNISON, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, with more than 1.3 million members, represents full-time and part-time staff who provide public services, whether employed in the public or the private
VARNER, Ark. — They often enter in silence. They almost always leave that way, too.The death penalty holds a crucial, conflicted place in a nation deeply divided over crime and punishment, and whether the state should ever take a life. But for such a long, very public legal process, only a small
A final decision on whether former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav will face the gallows or not is expected to be taken by Pakistan in about 6 to 7 months, sources have said.But the intensifying civilian-military tussle in that country over the Dawn news leaks issue may well have
Once complete, researchers will be able to log in and search thousands of executions by name, state, method and much more.(TNS) -- During his life, M. Watt Espy searched libraries and courthouses across the country gradually building what is widely considered the most comprehensive record of
Alabama's death rowAlabama's death rowAppointed Feb. 13 by ousted “Love Gov” and misdemeanant Robert Bentley, Alabama’s Attorney General Steven Marshall is new on the job.This could, in theory, be one reason Marshall is taking to Twitter, Facebook and Alabama’s news media to drum up support for the so-called “Fair
Arkansas will have a more difficult time obtaining additional lethal injection drugs after an unprecedented court challenge by a drug distributor and possible complications during at least one of the four executions the state carried out this month, experts said.The state launched an ambitious
USP Terre Haute, IndianaUSP Terre Haute, IndianaDylann Roof latest inmate, but feds haven't executed anyone since 2004Dylann Roof - the newest and youngest inmate housed on federal death row - now waits with 51 others sentenced to die by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute.Roof - the 23-year-old
With the state’s supply of the sedative midazolam due to expire, the proposed schedule came to resemble a lethal clearance sale.By the opaque reasoning of capital punishment, the state of Arkansas grew some unknowable fraction safer last Monday evening, when Jack Jones, a fifty-two-year-old
Kenneth WilliamsKenneth WilliamsState puts 4th inmate to death in 8 daysWitnesses describe execution; inmate was 'striving for breath,' AP editor says3 minutes after his lethal injection began, Arkansas inmate Kenneth Williams began coughing, convulsing and lurching with sound that was audible even with a
Kenneth WilliamsKenneth WilliamsOZARK, Mo. (KSPR) - The family of a man from the Ozarks who was killed by an escaped murderer almost two decades ago said they do not want his killer to be executed."I believe justice has already been served. He hasn't been able to kill anyone else. Executing him Leggi Tutto
Jack Harold JonesJack Harold JonesJack Harold Jones was put to death by the state of Arkansas Monday night by way of lethal injection.Authorities began administering the execution drugs at 7:06 p.m. and Jones was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m., according to the Arkansas Department of Correction.Asked if he had any
Nicola Thorp, high heels in the work place, petition, government response, a cop outThe bottom line is that employers are still getting away with objectifying women at work.The government announced last week that it will issue guidelines on sexist dress codes, but will not make it illegal for employers to insist that people wear heels to work.Nicola Thorp started this recent
'We are prepared to kill, and have done so more than most people thought.'Beware Vietnam's Death MachineOne Thursday in July 2013, Barack Obama and his Vietnamese counterpart, Truong Tan Sang, sat down in the Oval Office to discuss Thomas Jefferson. Sang brought to this historic meeting between
Asia Bibi, sentenced to death for blasphemySupporters of Asia Bibi protest against the blasphemy laws.The Supreme Court of Pakistan has turned down the request for an early hearing of the case of a Catholic mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, that her supporters and rights activists hold hard-line Islamic lobbyists responsible Leggi
Alabama's death rowAlabama's death rowAn Alabama senator wants to expand the recently enacted law that halted the practice of allowing judges to impose death on convicted capital murder defendants despite a jury's recommendation of life without the possibility of parole.State Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma, introduced a
With Arkansas' supply of lethal injection drugs expiring soon, the future of capital punishment in the state is unclear.The state had planned to execute 8 death row inmates in a span of 11 days in April before its supply of sedatives used in the process expired. The clock was ticking.In the midst
Is unorthodox the same as cruel and unusual punishment?It's the central question of the current U.S. death penalty debate, highlighted by the latest execution involving a disputed sedative that appeared to involve discomfort to the inmate.States struggling to find lethal drugs believe they've got
Kenneth WilliamsKenneth WilliamsThe execution of Kenneth Williams in the US state of Arkansas on Thursday (27 April) has stirred a controversy after his lawyers called for an inquiry alleging that the lethal injection procedure was "horrifying".The development came after witnesses of the procedure said that the
Michael CzugajMichael CzugajThe youngest member of the infamous Bali Nine drug ring has spoken out about his agony on the second anniversary of the deaths of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.Michael Czugaj was only 19 when he was arrested and thrown into a Balinese prison cell after he was Leggi Tutto
TUC guide, gender in occupational safety and health, women, risk, work, The TUC has published a guide on gender in occupational safety and health.Being aware of the issues relating to gender in occupational health and safety ensures unions strive to ensure that workplaces are safer and healthier for everyone, and where the differences between men and women are
Military courts have sentenced 161 militants to death penalty since 2014 following Peshawar school attackAnother 4 militants, convicted by military courts for their involvement in terrorism, have been executed at a jail in northwestern Pakistan, an army spokesman said on Tuesday."Another 4
letter to Irish Ministers, MPS, undercover police, Ireland, relationships with women, letterFull investigation needed on undercover policing in Ireland.Four women deceived into relationships with undercover police in the UK have written to the Irish Prime Minister, the Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, and the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.In their letters to
Justice Neil GorsuchJustice Neil Gorsuch and Donald TrumpIt’s not entirely fair to judge a Supreme Court justice based on his first vote. Urgent matters arise unexpectedly, and the court must sometimes act quickly.Still, it’s worth paying special attention to Justice Neil Gorsuch’s vote late Thursday night to deny a
William "Tommy" ZeiglerWilliam "Tommy" ZeiglerWilliam "Tommy" Zeigler, the 71-year-old man who has spent the last 4 decades on death row for the murders of 4 people, will not be allowed to test evidence in his case with touch DNA technology, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday.Zeigler was convicted of killing his