Jessica Kumala WongsoJessica Kumala WongsoJakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Moechgiyarto has denied that the Jakarta City Police have made an agreement with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) about the sentence of murder suspect Jessica Kumala Wongso, who could potentially receive the death penalty."No there is no such agreement. We are professional, Leggi Tutto
Iran's fundamentalist regime has hanged a man and a woman in a prison in Qazvin, north-west of Tehran.The woman was not named, but the office of the regime's prosecutor-general in Qazvin Province said that she had been imprisoned since 2014.The regime's local deputy prosecutor was present to
shoes at work, sexism, high heels, footwear‘If you can give me a reason as to why wearing flats would impair me to do my job, then fair enough’.Another form of sexism and discrimination against women in the workplace has hit the headlines.In the same week, two incidents highlighting the issue of sexist dress codes at work caused
Hillary ClintonHillary ClintonShortly before her heavily publicized speech on foreign policy -- a speech that was so certain to monopolize media attention that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) used it as cover for his endorsement of Donald Trump -- Hillary Clinton finally gave the Huffington Post an answer to
Louisiana's death chamberLouisiana's death chamberWASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday approved Louisiana officials’ request that a stay on executions in the state be extended into 2018.The delay was approved by U.S. District Court Judge James J. Brady in ongoing litigation brought by two death row inmates, Jessie
To mark 1 June - International Children's Day - Raha Bahreini from our Iran team describes how Amnesty has managed to raise awareness about the death penalty and save juvenile offenders from the gallows in Iran.It starts with a panicked phone call.Our contact tells us that a juvenile offender (a
Freddy Budiman (center, white hat), a drug trafficker sentenced to death inIndonesia, is scheduled to be executed in the next round of executions.Prosecutor Anton Suhartono objected to a case review appeal filed by Freddy Budiman, a death-row drug convict, and his lawyer at a second hearing at the
Java Christian Church has prepared 10 coffins for prisoners sentenced to death and awaiting execution in Indonesia last year.Java Christian Church has prepared 10 coffins for prisoners sentenced to deathand awaiting execution in Indonesia last year.The third president of Indonesia has publicly revealed he opposes the death penalty as the country Leggi Tutto
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday took action in two death penalty cases, rejecting a broad constitutional challenge to capital punishment from Louisiana and reversing a death sentence from Arizona.The moves were in keeping with the court’s general approach in this area. It has been open
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused to hear a Louisiana prisoner's death penalty appeal Tuesday, but two of the eight justices said they would have taken the case to decide if capital punishment remains constitutional.The one-paragraph order and two-page dissent solidified the battle lines at
Move comes as number of convicts facing death penalty now exceeds 50With number of convicts facing death penalty in Maharashtra exceeding 50, the home department has decided to equip 3 more central prisons with the hanging area and a special ward for the "death penalty convicts". Till date, only 2
A local leader of Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization has called on the Attorney General's Office (AGO) not to carry out the anticipated execution of several drug convicts during the fasting month of Ramadhan, which begins on July 6.KH. Maslahuddin, the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in
Nairobi, KenyaNairobi, KenyaThe death penalty in Kenya could be abolished by 2019.Chief State Counsel Emily Chweya has said the government is set to undertake public awareness on the need to abolish death penalty before implementation in 2019.Chweya said this follows recommendations given to the government in
Louisiana's death rowLouisiana's death rowWhen Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson toured the Louisiana State Penitentiary in the summer of 2013, he ruled several months later that the high heat and humidity on death row violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, and he ordered state
fawcett society, women in local government, Northern Powerhouse, Plans for a Northern Powerhouse continue, but gender equality continues to lag behind.This year the Fawcett Society will be assessing whether local government is working for women, and along with the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has launched a year-long Commission, jointly chaired by
Jessica Kumala Wongso Jessica Kumala WongsoJakarta: An Indonesian Cabinet minister personally signed a letter guaranteeing an Australian permanent resident accused of poisoning her friend with cyanide will not face the death penalty.Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly confirmed the Indonesian government had
Buttle UK, charity, report, poverty, northern cities, hidden poverty, HampshireThe picture painted by report statistics ‘stark and concerning’.Northern cities are home to Britain’s highest numbers of families in crisis with poor and vulnerable children, a new analysis revealed recently.A study for child poverty charity Buttle UK entitled Crisis Points used information
Malaysian immigration officers find drugs hidden in a passenger's luggage.Malaysian immigration officers find drugs hidden in a passenger's luggage.Jakarta. 28-year-old Indonesian worker Rita Krisdianti was sentenced to death by a Malaysian court on Monday (30/05) for smuggling 4 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.Rita, of Ponorogo in East Java, was charged with drug
Public hanging of Hamid B. in Shiraz on May 26, 2016Public hanging of Hamid B. in Shiraz on May 26, 2016NCRI – Iran’s fundamentalist regime has publicly hanged two men in Fars Province, southern Iran, and Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, in the past 24 hours.On Monday, May 30, an unnamed 40-year-old Leggi Tutto
Jessica WongsoJessica WongsoThere is no agreement preventing Australian resident Jessica Wongso from facing the death penalty, an Indonesian court has said.That is despite Justice Minister Michael saying he approved the Australian Federal Police's assistance in the high-profile Jakarta murder case because he
The first thing you need to know about Patrick Bayer is that he's an economist, a social scientist and part of a discipline that relies heavily on all sorts of data about human behavior and financial matters. That's part of the reason economics is sometimes called the dismal science.Bayer began
Gaza city: Gallows erected by Hamas militantsGaza city: Gallows erected by Hamas militantsThree people convicted of murder have been executed in the Gaza Strip, in a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.The men were shot or hanged on Tuesday after appeals were exhausted, officials from Gaza's de Leggi Tutto
The Foreign Ministry will submit an appeal to the Penang High Court in Malaysia regarding Indonesian migrant worker Rita Krisdianti, who was sentenced to the death penalty on Monday for her alleged involvement in drug smuggling.Taufiq Rodhi, general consul at the Indonesian Consulate General in
Cheryl James, Deepcut, 2016 inquest verdict, LibertyLiberty now calls for reform to tackle pervasive sexualised culture in the Armed Forces.The Coroner in the inquest into the 1995 death of Private Cheryl James at Deepcut Barracks has today recorded a verdict of suicide, and delivered a narrative verdict that severely criticised serious failures
Aiman, a 28-year-old correctional officer, is transferred to a maximum security prison. He strikes up a friendship with Rahim, who is revealed to be the chief executioner of the prison, and one of the world’s most prolific. Can Aiman overcome his conscience and a past that haunts him to become the
Colombo says decision mainly due to rights abuses.Sri Lanka’s expatriate workers, mainly housemaids and unskilled labourers, send back remittances - the island nation’s main foreign exchange earner - that help earn around $7 billion (Dh25.71 billion) a year for the $82.2 billion
Public execution in Saudi ArabiaPublic execution in Saudi ArabiaRIYADH — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 14 men to death on Wednesday in connection with attacks on security forces in a Shiite area in the country’s east, the Al Arabiya satellite network reported.Of the 24 people tried, one was acquitted and Leggi Tutto
Hanoi, VietnamA court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian man to life in prison for drug trafficking.Nathan Andrew James was convicted in a one-day trial by the People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City this week, a court official said Wednesday on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized
BahrainThe Terror Crime Prosecution Chief Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi said the High Court of Appeals today upheld death and lifetime sentences pronounced by a lower court against defendants for killing 3 officers.The defendants were found guilty of placing an explosive device to target police
Public flogging in Iran: Barbaric and medieval punishmentsPublic flogging in Iran: Barbaric and medieval punishmentsNCRI - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned on Tuesday the "outrageous flogging" of dozens of young Iranians last week in Qazvin, north-west of Tehran."We condemn the outrageous flogging of up to 35 young Leggi
Dylann RoofDylann RoofHow will executing Dylann Roof help the Black community?Author Ta-Nehisi Coates pondered the irony of executing Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof in an interesting piece for The Atlantic.On the evening of June 17, 2015, the white Nationalist quietly sat in on a prayer service at
Rodrigo DuterteRodrigo DuterteThe International Commission of Jurists has written President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to express concern about his strong support for reinstating the death penalty. The ICJ said it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, has not been proven to deter heinous crime, and would run
Dylann RoofDylann RoofAlmost a year ago, after the massacre of nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church known as Mother Emanuel, relatives of the victims did something incredible: They forgave the man accused of murdering their loved ones.It was an act of Christian compassion so
A local leader of Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization has called on the Attorney General's Office (AGO) not to carry out the anticipated execution of several drug convicts during the fasting month of Ramadhan, which begins on July 6.KH. Maslahuddin, the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in