Cairo, EgyptCairo, EgyptEgyptian authorities executed a death sentence against Abel Habara, the leader of the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) group, for his role in the "2nd Rafah Massacre" that killed 25 soldiers in an ambush in North Sinai in August 2013.Habara was executed after Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ratified the Leggi Tutto
Iran: Medieval and barbaric punishmentsIran: Medieval and barbaric punishmentsSix prisoners were executed for drug charges in Karaj (west of Tehran) Thursday morning Dcember 15.According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources, 5 of the prisoners were hanged in the Central Prison of Karaj. The prisoners are identified as Behzad Lazemi
fpa, family planning association, petition, no cuts to contraceptive servicesProtect women’s access to all contraception options.The UK government has cut public health budgets by a whopping £800m over six years.One shocking result of this is that some women no longer have access to the full array of contraception options.Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (Larc)
Maria Kristina Sergio (R) and Julius Lacanilao, the recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso Maria Kristina Sergio (R) and Julius Lacanilao, the recruiters of M. J. Veloso Maria Kristina Sergio’s travel records revealed that she went abroad five times in 2008, 14 times in 2009, nine times in 2010 and twice in Leggi Tutto
women object to parallel legal systems in the UKWe oppose any religious body – whether presided over by men or women – that seeks to rule over us.Over 300 abused women, mostly of Muslim and other minority faiths, have issued a statement announcing their objections to the use of parallel legal systems based on fundamentalist religious codes
Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted "personally" killing criminals.Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted "personally" killing criminals.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted "personally" killing criminals when he was the mayor of Davao City, said two Philippine senators.The firebrand leader boasted to business leaders on
Rev. Hassan Abduraheem and Rev. Kuwa ShamalRev. Hassan Abduraheem and Rev. Kuwa ShamalTime is running out for two Christian pastors facing a possible death penalty in Sudan, the American Center for Law and Justice is warning as it launches a global petition asking the world to help save the 2 men. Leggi Tutto
Execution of a convicted murderer in Gaza City on October 2, 2013Execution of a convicted murderer in Gaza City on October 2, 2013The case of the 1st Palestinian woman to be sentenced to death in more than 20 years has raised concerns among human right activists in Gaza.The 26-year-old woman, identified Leggi Tutto
Former detective Armando SaldateFormer detective Armando SaldatePHOENIX - A retired Phoenix police detective whose credibility was attacked in a now-dismissed murder case that sent an Arizona woman to death row for 22 years has lost his bid to refuse to answer certain questions in her wrongful-conviction lawsuit.The detective
The parliament of Chad has adopted a reform of its penal code which raises the legal marriage age from 16 to 18 and abrogates the death penalty.111 MPs voted for the the new penal code while 1 MP voted against it and 4 abstained.The new code that repeals the 1967 Code abrogates Leggi Tutto
Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun THAILAND’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has issued a decree granting pardons to certain prisoners in commemoration of his accession to the throne.Under the decree in the Royal Gazette, which takes effect today, the new king granted full pardons to prisoners sentenced to no more than three Leggi Tutto
US Supreme CourtLate last Thursday, as death row inmate Ronald Bert Smith was strapped to a gurney in Alabama – burning alive from the inside out – he heaved, coughed, clenched his fists, moved his lips, and opened his left eye.The tremors of this savagery and the cruel and unusual Leggi Tutto
Philippine President Duterte: "Looking for a confrontation so I could kill."Philippine President Duterte: "Looking for a confrontation so I could kill."Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte affirmed on Friday that he shot dead three people as mayor, dismissing any uncertainty and displaying no remorse. “I don’t really know how many bullets from Leggi Tutto
President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in the streets of ManilaPresident Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in the streets of ManilaRepresentative Teddy Brawner Baguilat of the Lone District here said the reimposition of the death penalty is "a backward step without moral necessity," and urged the public to join the call Leggi Tutto
The 12 men on Delaware’s death row will not be executed. Instead, they’ll get life in prison without the possibility of parole.The Delaware Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that the state cannot go through with executing those on death row after they previously struck down the state’s
Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church MassacreDylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church MassacreCHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann S. Roof, a self-radicalized young white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners last year when he opened fire during a long-planned assault on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, was found guilty by
President Rodrigo DutertePresident Rodrigo DuterteUS embassy says there are 'significant concerns' about civil liberties under President DuterteThe US government says it will not renew a major aid package to the Philippines worth hundreds of millions of dollars, due to concerns over the leadership of President Rodrigo
Philippines: Extrajudicial killings of alleged trug traffickers are soaringPhilippines: Extrajudicial killings of alleged trug traffickers are soaringA human rights activist said those in favor of death penalty is banking on the emotions of victims of crimes to justify the push to reinstate death penalty in the country.Speaking on ANC, Carlos Conde Leggi Tutto
The Indonesian Bishops have officially asked the government for a moratorium on the death penalty. As reported to Fides by Fr. Paulus Christian Siswantoko, executive secretary of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Pastoral Care of Migrants of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Indonesia, the
Hanging juvenile offenders: not an uncommon occurrence in IranHanging juvenile offenders: not an uncommon occurrence in IranThis piece was initially published on June 13, 2015.It was all fear and turbulence, not cool revenge or a premeditated plan. The homicide changed Kian’s life radically: He not only lost eight of the best Leggi Tutto
Street Execution of Civilians in Aleppo, Syria, December 2106Street Execution of Civilians in Aleppo, Syria, December 2106NCRI - Human rights activists and informed sources have reported that Bashar Assad’s forces and their allies (Iranian regime’s affiliated militants) have executed at least 200 people in four districts of East Aleppo.According to
exhibtion, photographers' gallery london, feminist avant-garde of the 1970sUnderlines the pioneering achievements of these artists as part of the history of photograhpy.‘Feminist Avant–Garde of the 1970s’ is an expansive exhibition comprising forty-eight international female artists and over 150 major works from the VERBUND COLLECTION in Vienna and currently being
Washington D.C., Dec 10, 2016 / 04:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 10 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate cases that the death penalty is unconstitutional when applied to juveniles or the intellectually disabled.But today, over a decade later, many states still execute inmates
Myuran Sukumaran (left) and Ben Quilty in Kerobokan's art workshopMyuran Sukumaran (left) and Ben Quilty in Kerobokan prison's art workshopOn November 10, 2012, three days after Julia Gillard flew to Bali to chair a democracy forum with her Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Mary Farrow went on Facebook to send a Leggi Tutto
Nebraska's death chamberNebraska's death chamberLINCOLN — Nebraska’s top prison official has obtained a new license to import foreign-made death penalty drugs but so far has taken no steps to use it.The federal Drug Enforcement Administration issued the importer’s license to Scott Frakes, director of the State Department
Men Speak Out project, FGM, cutting parties in the UK, Men have a role to play in ending FGM, but they don’t play it.The Leeds based Black Health Initiative warned recently that midwives from Africa are now being flown into the UK to carry out the illegal practice and girls are being taken to female genital mutilation (FGM) “parties” in cities in
A Chinese police officer lights a prisoner's last cigarette, moments before his execution.A Chinese police officer lights a prisoner's lastcigarette, moments before his execution.The executions of Nie Shubin and Jia Jinglong occurred more than 20 years apart, yet the Chinese authorities have used the plight of both men to send starkly Leggi Tutto
"The economic factors are more likely to lead to an end to capital punishment in Nevada than moral or religious grounds.""The economic factors are more likely to lead to an end to capitalpunishment in Nevada than moral or religious grounds."Two state legislative leaders have requested a bill be drafted to abolish Leggi Tutto
Pakistan comes in a world ranking in executions"After China and KSA, Pakistan comes in world ranking of executions."Since Dec 2014, 426 criminals executed, mostly in cases unrelated to terrorism; after China and KSA, Pakistan comes in world ranking of executions in 2016"Execution of convicted terrorists", the 1st point in National Action
Sarah Champion, speech, Tory evasiveness on equality, women deserve betterSarah Champion: Women deserve better than this Tory evasiveness over equalities.Sarah Champion MP, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, delivered this speech in an Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons on 14 December 2016:The advancement of equal rights for women is
Robert and Michael visited the White House in 1953 in a failed bid to get President Eisenhower to stop their parents’ executions.Robert and Michael visited the White House in 1953 in a failedbid to get President Eisenhower to stop their parents’ executions.More than 60 years after the execution of alleged spy Leggi Tutto
Christopher and his mother Debra Jean MilkeChristopher and his mother Debra Jean MilkeA state appeals court has ordered the dismissal of murder charges against a woman who spent 22 years on Arizona’s death row for the killing of her four-year-old son.The Arizona court of appeals on Thursday levelled harsh criticism against Leggi Tutto
House Deputy Speaker Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro yesterday said the discussions on the bill to reinstate death penalty, a priority legislative measure of President Duterte, will be moved to early next year, so that congressmen would have a thorough plenary debate.In a radio interview, Castro said
[Please note that Death Penalty News is banned in Iran.]NCRI - The Iranian regime is greatly terrified of cyberspace and the possibility of free exchange of information on the internet. Regime’s television speaks about the dangers of internet and cyberspace every day. They are also scaring people