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Amnesty International:The Death Penalty: A Failure of Justice
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
The death penalty is never acceptable, and every execution constitutes an extreme violation of the right to life. The violation is exacerbated when judgements are passed after an unfair judicial process.
On the fourth World Day Against the Death Penalty, AI and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty are highlighting failures of justice in the sentencing and implementation of the Death penalty.
Discrimination, unfair trials, judicial error, the execution of child offenders and those suffering from mental disabilities all amount to a failure of justice; and provide more compelling reasons to abolish the death penalty.
Global call to ban death penalty
Monday, 09 October 2006
With the fourth annual world day against the death penalty falling Tuesday,
an international coalition of likeminded associations is joining together in
an effort to abolish the death penalty worldwide.
With the fourth annual world day against the death penalty falling Tuesday,
an international coalition of likeminded associations is joining together in
an effort to abolish the death penalty worldwide.
Judge recommends bail for inmate on death row
Monday, 09 October 2006
Retrial pending for man who has served 12 years
By HARVEY RICE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Anthony Graves is close to becoming a free man after spending 12 years on death row following a federal magistrate judge's recommendation Wednesday that he be released on a $50,000 bail.
Imminent execution. Mirza Hussain
Friday, 06 October 2006
Further Information on UA 118/06 (4 May 2006) and follow-ups
(24 May 2006; 21 July 2006; 04 August 2006; 18 September
2006) - Imminent execution
PAKISTAN Mirza Tahir Hussain (m)
Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British national who has been in
detention in Pakistan for over 18 years, was due to be
hanged on 1 October. He was temporarily saved from this fate
by the Pakistani tradition of not holding executions during
the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. His execution date is to
be moved forward and will now be scheduled for a date after
23 October.
Court refuses to block new trial for Graves
Thursday, 05 October 2006
Prosecutors urge judge to cancel bail hearing today
By HARVEY RICE, Houston Chronicle
The U.S. Supreme Court has ended prosecutors' last hope of blocking a new
murder trial for Anthony Graves in the deaths of a woman and five children
in Burleson County.
More...
- Musharraf refuses to pardon Mirza Hussain
- UK Citizens on Death Row
- A Plea For Mercy: Campaigners rail at Musharraf as Briton faces execution tomorrow
- VETERINARIAN TESTIFIES IN DEATH PENALTY HEARING
- HEARING ON LETHAL INJECTION PROTOCOL BEGINS
- A Slow and Very Painful Death
- Swift and painless or cruel and unusual?
- Death row appeals system flawed, advocates say
- Ohio execution is Evans suit focus