Alfredo PrietoVirginia is poised to execute a convicted serial killer who claims he's intellectually disabled using lethal injection drugs from Texas because the state's supply of another controversial drug will expire the day before the execution is supposed to take place.Unless Gov. Terry McAuliffe or the U.S. Supreme Court steps
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Motion argues that death penalty is unconstitutionalAn attorney for New Hampshire's only death-row inmate is challenging the constitutionality of the state's death penalty law.In a recently filed motion, a lawyer for Michael Addison argues that the two methods of execution allowed by New28
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Kelly GissendanerATLANTA -- Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles will meet eight hours before the scheduled execution of Kelly Gissendaner to decide on her request for clemency.The Board will determine whether to let stand their February 25, 2015 decision to deny clemency. The meeting to28
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Pakistani authorities are preparing to execute a man who was a juvenile at the time of his arrest, in the early hours of Tuesday morning (local time).Ansar Iqbal was arrested in 1994 on murder charges – which he denies – and sentenced to death in 1996, despite telling the court he was 15 Leggi27
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Ali al-NimrOn September 14, local media reported that an appeals court and Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court had upheld the death sentence of Ali al-Nimr for participating in protests four years ago. He was 16 at the time. Today, he awaits the execution of his sentence, which stipulates that al-Nimr26
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Abdul BasitThe clock is moving inexorably towards half an hour past Monday midnight. This will be the killing hour for Abdul Basit. On death row for seven years in Faisalabad, Pakistan, this is to be his date with the gallows.There may be doubts about his case: Did his trial even
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Kelly GissendanerThe state of Georgia is set to execute Kelly Gissendaner next week, on Tuesday September 29. In some ways this case is unusual, even exceptional; in other ways, it's business as usual - especially in a state like Georgia.What makes Kelly Gissendaner's case different? For one25
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Ali Mohammed al-NimrAli Mohammed al-Nimr has been sentenced to death by crucifixion for his participation in an illegal demonstration during the Arab Spring pro democracy uprising, despite the fact that at the time of the offence, he was a minor. He could be executed at any moment."Saudi Arabia25
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Rethinking the UK’s security doctrine.By Dr Scilla Elworthy.This article is based on a keynote address given to the “Making Deterrence work in the Twenty-first Century” forum held at Merton College, Oxford, 15 July 2015, hosted by the Ministry of Defence’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine24
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The refugee crisis in Europe from a feminist perspective.Monday was the International Day of Peace.Maybe it made you think of birds, of sunshine, of doves and smiling, happy children.Maybe you wanted to laugh hollowly.For the persistence of war and conflicts globally urges us to redefine24
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The 23-year saga that is the Scott Panetti death penalty case returned to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday as lawyers argued over whether the 57-year-old is competent enough to be executed, and who should pay to determine that.Panetti's attorney, Greg Wiercioch, argued before a24
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Antonin ScaliaIn a speech Tuesday at Rhodes College, the conservative Supreme Court justice said that 4 of his colleagues think that the penalty is unconstitutional, The Commercial Appeal reported.Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told attendees of a speech given Tuesday that four of his
The Law Commission had recommended abolishing the death penalty except in cases related to terrorismThe home ministry has rejected the Law Commission's recommendation of abolishing the death penalty except in cases related to terrorism.The commission's report in which the suggestion was made was28
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Richard Glossip, Sr. Helen PrejeanThe Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has denied death row inmate Richard Glossip's appeal and application for an evidentiary hearing. In a decision released Monday, the court ruled 3-2 to deny the appeal.In an opinion written by Judge David Lewis, he states28
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Major project shows the different ways countries criminalise sex work and prosititution.A map aiming to provide a global perspective on female sex work by displaying a detailed summary of the laws, regulations and policies in over 75 countries was launched recently.The ‘Sex Work Law Map’ was27
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"The initiative to institute the death penalty for pedophilia, raised by some parties during the election campaign, is an irresponsible populism," ex-minister of social development of Kyrgyzstan Edil Baisalov said to 24.kg news agency."Instead of crime prevention, we discuss only punishment again26
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America's racist practices - including police violence and the implementation of its criminal justice system - have human rights implications and face international scrutiny. The United Nations has reviewed the country's human rights record and the international body slammed the U.S. for its racial
Many death penalty states have struggled to obtain a lethal injection drug that Texas has consistently been able to procure. In a filing Thursday in Oklahoma, lawyers provided evidence that Texas sold pentobarbital to Virginia in August.The state of Texas is making its own execution drugs and has25
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Ali Mohammed al-NimrThe British government has said it will “urgently” raise with Saudi Arabia the case of a juvenile sentenced to ‘crucifixion’– but has given no indication that it will withdraw a controversial bid for a contract with the Saudi justice system, while criticism of the US grows for25
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Being a women’s sector lobbyist in Northern Ireland: the right role, right now.Since leaving the women’s sector in 2012, I have witnessed slow progress on challenges faced by the sector and the issues for women who used the services offered by women’s voluntary and community24
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The new charging system has led to some harrowing experiences.Despite campaigns to get maternity care exempt from charges for migrants in the UK, women are still being charged and thus deterred from seeking care.Under the Coalition government, NHS charges were introduced for some24
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Richard GlossipAttorneys for an Oklahoma death row inmate say prosecutors have arrested a key witness who has new evidence and filed a request on Wednesday asking the courts to order the state to stop intimidating witnesses.The defense team for 52-year-old Richard Glossip, who was convicted of24
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A Yunnan court in south-western China has ordered 3 of its citizens to be prosecuted for killing a female giant Panda in the wild and selling its meat in December 2014. Under Chinese law, killing protected animals such as pandas can result in a jail sentence of up to 10 years, and
Leggi TuttoThe Pakistani authorities have this morning executed a man who was almost certainly a juvenile at the time of the alleged offence.Ansar Iqbal was arrested in 1994 on murder charges – which he denied – and sentenced to death in 1996, despite telling the court he was 15 at the time of his
Leggi TuttoLess than 30 hours away from Kelly Gissendaner’s execution, and today, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles is considering her petition.The most important thing you can do is call the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles RIGHT NOW and tell them to show mercy. Here’s the number: (404) 656-466127
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"The initiative to institute the death penalty for pedophilia, raised by some parties during the election campaign, is an irresponsible populism," ex-minister of social development of Kyrgyzstan Edil Baisalov said to 24.kg news agency."Instead of crime prevention, we discuss only punishment again27
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Courts in Pakistan have refused to consider evidence that a man set to be executed at dawn on Tuesday was a child at the time of his conviction.Ansar Iqbal was arrested in 1994 on murder charges – which he denies – and sentenced to death in 1996, despite telling the court he was
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James Calvert is dragged into court in 2014.A potential death penalty trial in East Texas is set to resume on Monday after it was put on hold when a judge was said by a TV station to have had a shock belt used on
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Logic, experience and evidence have failed to turn the tide against the death penalty. Perhaps faith, and Pope Francis' concern for humanity, can succeedThere are many substantive policy reasons for opposing the death penalty: the risk of executing innocent people; the unfairness inherent in the25
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Will we witness a commitment to action to overcome gender equality gaps?At a high-level “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action” event on 27 September, over 70 world leaders are expected to make concrete commitments and firm pledges to24
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Pope Francis's bold statement arrived as several US states are preparing to restart the controversial practice after several months of hiatusPope Francis's unequivocal call in his speech before Congress for the death penalty to be abolished in the US comes at a critical moment in the history of
Kelly GissendanerKelly Gissendaner's lawyers on Wednesday asked a federal judge to stop her execution, set for next week, so there's time for him to reconsider his decision to dismiss a lawsuit she filed accusing state officials of violating her constitutional rights.Lawyers for the state quickly
An Ohio Senate committee has voted to allow limits on the ability of condemned killers to gather post-trial evidence in death penalty cases.New language in the bill before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee allows judges to deny requests for evidence gathering if it would annoy, embarrass or24
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Public executions are still going on in Iran and often there are people present with their smart phones, taking photos and videos of the condemned prisoners...Source: Iran Human RightsPublic hanging, Iran, June 28, 2012. Some take pictures, some cry.Children too are brought to
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