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Welcoming Nebraska as the 19th state in the United States to abolish the death penalty, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today urged the Federal Government to engage with those states retaining the policy towards achieving a nationwide moratorium as a 1st step to abolition."We welcome the
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Gregory LarkinGregory Larkin, 41, apparently committed suicide Wednesday night in his death row cell at Florida State Prison, authorities told the Times-Union.Family members told a woman who helped in Larkin's case that an autopsy found he died of apparent asphyxiation, about 2 years after being
An Indonesian court has sentenced a truck driver to death for transporting 8 tons of marijuana, as part of the government's crusade against what the president claims is a "national drug emergency."The court in Riau province, in Sumatra, ruled on Thursday that the defendant, M. Jamil, was guilty of29
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"Lethal Injection (Barbie Jail Fun Series)" by artist Isabelle Heitzmann,Paris, France, Feb. 2007Nebraska marks an important new milestone in the abolition of capital punishment.The decision Wednesday by the state of Nebraska to abolish the death penalty suggests that what
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A court in Algeria has handed down death sentences to 12 people and condemned 2 others to life imprisonment over their involvement in a bomb explosion that claimed the lives of a Frenchman and his driver back in 2008.On Wednesday, the Algiers Criminal Court found the accused "forming an armed29
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Richard StrongRichard Strong’s execution date is set for June 9, 2015, and is based on his conviction in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend, Eva Washington and her two-year old daughter Zandrea Thomas. His capital sentence arose as a result of the work of incompetent trial counsel, as well29
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Finland's incoming justice minister from the populist Finns Party says he approves of the death penalty in "some circumstances."Jari Lindstrom was expressing his personal opinion and not speaking on behalf of the incoming government.He said Thursday that capital punishment could be acceptable for29
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The Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) and We Believe in Second Chances strongly urge the Cabinet to advise the President, Mr Tony Tan, to grant clemency to death row inmate, Kho Jabing.Sarawakian Kho Jabing, now 31, was convicted of murder under section 300(c) of the Penal Code on 2428
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted murderer on Wednesday in its 89th execution this year, adding to a toll that has already overtaken the total for all of 2014.Fahd bin Hussein Daghriri was found guilty and sentenced to death for his role in the murder of a fellow Saudi citizen, the Leggi27
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San Quentin Death RowMichael Lamont Jones, 44, who was convicted of murdering a Riverside pizza restaurant employee in 1989, committed suicide on Monday, May 25, at San Quentin State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Tuesday.The cause of death is pending27
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7 death row convicts were executed in jails across Pakistan's Punjab and Balochistan provinces on Wednesday, a media report said.In Lahore Central Jail, 2 convicts were hanged.Abdul Khaliq had been convicted of murdering a woman, while convict Shahzad was also found guilty of committing a murderRiyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday carried out its 88th execution so far this year, surpassing the total for all of 2014 despite activists' concerns that trials are not conducted fairly.The interior ministry identified the latest to be put to death as Saudis Awad al-Rowaili and Lafi30
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Moses AkatugbaA Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been pardoned following intensive campaigning from Amnesty International supporters across the world.Moses Akatugba, who was on death row following his conviction for stealing 330
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Ehsan Shah Ghasemi, a 24 year-old Iranian man, is at imminent risk of execution.Ehsan Shah Ghasemi was sentenced to death for the murder of Ali Khalili. He stabbed Ali Khalili in the neck in July 2011, causing injuries that allegedly resulted in his death almost three years later in April29
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Colorado death chamberACLU will try to sway state's GOP lawmakersBuoyed by conservative Nebraska's decision to do away with the death penalty, capital punishment opponents say they will try to sway GOP lawmakers in Colorado to follow suit."It's not going to be easy," said Denise Maes, public
Death-row inmates being marched off to a nearby execution ground (file photo)China's top court said it has executed a primary school teacher found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 26 girls.Li Jishun had committed the crimes between 2011 and 2012
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Children watching an execution in Mashhad, Iran, May 27, 2015 (IHR)Three prisoners were hanged publicly in Mashhad with a crowd including children watching the executions.Last month the Iranian authorities in response to the UN Special Rapporteur’s condemnation of the executions in Iran stated29
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A day before leaving office, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan posted the announcement on social media:"Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has just granted total pardon to Moses Akatugba who was sentenced to death for stealing 3 phones.This decision was made known shortly after the last
Public execution in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Saudi Arabia has carried out its 90th execution of this year, equaling the total number executed in the country in 2014.Amnesty International report that the toll is “one of the highest recorded by the organization during the same period
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Omaha State Senator Ernie Chambers (standing) sponsored LB 268With a vote to override a veto by Gov. Pete Ricketts, The Nebraska Legislature repealed the death penalty in the state.With 30 votes needed to override, the motion received 30 votes. 19 senators voted with
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Serge AtlaouiAn Indonesian court said it would hear a last-ditch appeal by a French man on death row on 3 June, after a verdict expected this week was delayed by the absence of the presiding judge.Serge Atlaoui had been due to face the firing squad with other prisoners in April
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A Hamas militant grabs a Palestinian suspected of collaborating,with Israel, before being executed in Gaza City August 22, 2014.Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture, and unlawful killings against
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Iran Human Rights, May 26, 2015: Reports by several independent sources indicate that all of the 22 prisoners in Ghezelhesar prison who were transferred to solitary confinement on Saturday and Sunday, have been hanged. The executions reportedly took place on Monday morning May 25. IHR cannot rule
Masaru KawadaJapanese man 2nd foreigner this month to drop appeal after execution of 14 foreign nationals in fear it will be increased to death penaltyA Japanese man sentenced to life imprisonment in Indonesia for possessing crystal methhas dropped an appeal against his sentence for fear it will29
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Governor Pete RickettsLINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts said Friday that despite the repeal of Nebraska’s death penalty, the state will not cancel its order for new drugs to carry out a lethal injection execution.Ricketts said he agrees with the state attorney general that Nebraska, once it receives
Former Egyptian president M. MorsiThe head of the Council of Europe has written to Egypt's Grand Mufti asking him not to approve hundreds of death sentences hanging over jailed dissidents - including former president, Mohamed Morsi.Thorbjorn Jagland wrote to Professor Shawki Abdel-Karim Allam on29
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Pakistan on Thursday executed 8 death row convicts, including 3 men who hijacked an airplane in May 1998.Shahsawar, Sabir and Shabbir Baloch hijacked a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Balochistan province's Turbat town on May 25, 1998, Dunya News reported.The PIA Flight 544 was
Nebraska became the 1st Republican-leaning state in 4 decades to abolish the death penalty on Wednesday, the latest signal that momentum is on the side of those who oppose capital punishment. And in the next few years, it's likely that several more states will outlaw the practice.Delaware may be29
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Doug Peterson, the attorney general of Nebraska, said he would challenge the constitutionality of the state’s new law repealing the death penalty.The bill, which was passed on Wednesday after lawmakers overrode a veto from Gov. Pete Ricketts, replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment in28
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May 25, 2015: China executed a man who stabbed a doctor to death over what he considered a botched nose operation, media reported, in a case that spotlighted the country's overburdened health system. Lian Enqing was sentenced to death last year for a fatal attack on an ear, nose and throat
Paula CooperA woman who was once the youngest Indiana Death Row inmate was found dead Tuesday morning in Indianapolis, police said.The campaign to save the life of Paula Cooper, who at 16 became the youngest death row inmate in Indiana, attracted international attention after she pleaded guilty to27
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Mary Jane Fiesta VelosoJustice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Wednesday that the Philippine government would tread lightly in seeking clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, as the country would not wish to put pressure on Indonesia in the politically charged drug trafficking case.Addressing the dangerousNebraska Governor Pete RickettsGov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska vetoed a bill on Tuesday to abolish the death penalty in the state, testing the strength of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who said they would try to override his decision.“This is a matter of public safety,” he said. “It’s
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Seven death row convicts were executed in jails across Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, a media report said.Amjad Ali was hanged in Sargodha District jail. He was sentenced to death in 2002 for killing two women and a child, Dawn online reported.Two convicts, Iftikhar and Asif, were sent to