Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has voiced support for two Marines charged with murder in India and urged a "fair and rapid" trial for the duo. "Italians are truly close to you, our brothers, who are facing the unknown outcome of a dramatic and tortuous affair," Napolitano said this week. "We expect a fair and rapid... Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has voiced support for two Marines charged with murder in India and urged a "fair and rapid" trial for the duo. "Italians are truly close to you, our brothers, who are facing the unknown outcome of a dramatic and tortuous affair," Napolitano said this week. "We expect a fair and rapid trial, even if this may be hampered by
December 19, 2013: A Saudi sentenced to death for killing another citizen is set to walk free after mediation by a member of the Saudi royal family succeeded in persuading the victim’s relatives to pardon the killer, a Saudi newspaper reported. Faleh Al Subai was sentenced to death two
Florida Death Chamber The Florida Supreme Court approved the state's new lethal injection procedure Thursday, signaling that the stayed execution of an inmate on death row who challenged the procedure can take place. The inmate, Askari Abdullah Muhammad, formerly known as Thomas
Uganda’s parliament passed a bill that seeks to punish homosexuality by giving sentences to offenders of as long as life imprisonment. The bill was passed today after a voice vote and will become law when President Yoweri Museveni gives assent, Mohammed Katamba, a spokesman for the
imageStill here, still fighting the objectification of women. Lose the Lads’ Mags is a campaign calling on high-street shops to stop selling sexist, pornographic lads’ mags like Nuts and Zoo. Why? Because lads’ mags are harmful. Magazines like Nuts and Zoo portray women
imageNew Death Penalty Information Center report claims there were 39 executions this year – the lowest number since 1994. The European-led boycott of medical drugs used by US corrections departments to execute prisoners is having such an impact that it has driven the number of
imageFormer Egypt President Mohammed Morsi, ousted in July by a military coup and subsequently jailed by the now-ruling government, faces terror charges that carry the death penalty. He is accused of conspiring with Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group, as well as with Hezbollah, the
imageAn evidentiary hearing in the Hank Skinner case has been scheduled for Feb. 3 and 4 in 31st District Court, Texas Attorney General’s Office spokesman Tom Kelley said. The hearing concerns DNA evidence that Skinner told the Texas Tribune will show someone else likely committed a 1993
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court will consider Jan. 10 whether to hear an appeal from a woman on Mississippi's death row who is seeking a new trial in the slaying of her husband based on claims that she was abused. Court officials say a decision could be announced shortly after the court
image‘Clare’s Law’ allows people to check police records to see if a partner has a violent past. The Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced recently that the government would introduce the Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) Scheme and Domestic Violence Disclosure Orders
imageIn 2013, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and our many allies and supporters in the death penalty abolition movement celebrated triumphs and learned from our setbacks. This list of important stories from 2013 emphasizes the successes but provides critical reminders of the
imageTwo former executives at Vietnam National Shipping Lines were found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to death today [Dec. 16] by a Hanoi court, underscoring the government’s efforts to clamp down on corporate corruption. The People’s Court of Hanoi sentenced Duong Chi
A court in Mangalore ruled the death penalty to Mohan Kumar also know as Cyanide Mohan for the murder of more than 20 women. Mohan, arrested in 2009, allegedly administered cyanide and after forcing women into sex, robbed of their possessions. Mangalore, Dec 21: Most awaited judgements in
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As 2013 draws to a close, WVoN takes a flying look back over the stories featured on the site this past year. We kicked off the year with women’s cricket, and my goodness reader did the UK win it. ‘Everyday Sexism’ too emerged as a winner, with 50,000 signatories&rsquo
imagePolunsky Unit, Texas The death penalty in the United States continued its pattern of broad decline in 2013, with experts attributing the low numbers to a critical shortage of drugs used for lethal injection, increasing public concern over judicial mistakes and the expense of
imageA death row inmate who killed two men in the 1980s died of natural causes Wednesday in Nashville. Michael Wayne Howell, 54, died at 10:08 a.m. at the Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility in Nashville, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Howell had been on death row since
imageThe Bali Nine Bali: Four of the Bali Nine are confronting months of uncertainty as Indonesian authorities delay indefinitely a decision on the drug smugglers’ applications to reduce their life sentences. The four, all of whom are serving life terms without a release
image‘If she can’t see it, she can’t be it’; why a range of female role models for young people in our popular media matters. By Rebecca Brand. I was so pleased when I heard about the launch of Rewind&Reframe. Finally a campaign to unite the myriad voices that have
imageJohnny Dale Black OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed by lethal injection on Tuesday a 48-year-old man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity. Johnny Dale Black was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m
imageDecember 16, 2013: For the very first time, a prisoner in Ho Chi Minh City was executed by lethal injection. Tran Quoc Tuan, 36, from District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City, who was charged for robbery and the murder of Nguyen Thanh Duy, a motorbike taxi driver, was put to death by lethal
imageOklahoma Death Chamber (Reuters) - Oklahoma is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity. Johnny Dale Black, 48, is scheduled to die by lethal injection after 6 p.m. Central Time (0000
imageKochi: Kerala High Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy by a Fast Track Court for brutally raping and causing the death of a 23-year-old woman after pushing her out of a moving train on February 1, 2008. A division bench, comprising justices T
Louisiana Death Row Louisiana's death row gets so hot that it violates U.S. constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson sided with three condemned inmates who filed a lawsuit that said death row
Iran Human Rights, December 20: Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Semnan (central Iran) today, reported the state-run Iranian news agency Aftab. The prisoners who were not identified by name were convicted of possession and trafficking of more than 392 grams of Crystal and more than
imageWVoN’s highlights of the year – and a preview of what’s to come. 2013 was the year in which women’s sport finally hit the headlines. Indeed it has been the hot topic of the sporting year for a variety of reasons. We have done our best to document the ups and downs and
imageLynne Segal’s new book is an investigation of ageing, in life and literature. Birbeck College held a public seminar on 16 December, to think about ageing. Called ‘Temporal Vertigo: The Paradoxes of Ageing’, the idea was for discussions aimed at confronting our fears and
imagePublic hanging in Iran A European Parliament delegation has visited Tehran to discuss a host of issues, including human rights. The death penalty, which is legal in Iran, was a major topic at a meeting held on human rights issues on Tuesday, December 17. The head of the
imageIf by people, you don’t mean women. by Adele M. Stan, RH Reality Check’s senior Washington correspondent. If the world needed any further evidence of the public-relations prowess of Pope Francis, it was granted by Time magazine on Wednesday [11 December], with a fawning profile
imageSurvey results: high street shops are less sexist this Christmas after Let Toys Be Toys campaign. 
imageA Yemeni man had his hand cut off by Saudi police after he was convicted by a local court of carrying out many thefts in the conservative Muslim Gulf country. The official Saudi press agency said Ahmed Mohammed Afandi was found guilty by a criminal court in the southern province of Jazan
image‘We want to live in a society where the most widely-read newspaper is one that respects women’. Cheltenham Town Ladies FC has joined the nationwide campaign No More Page 3 (NMP3) asking to the editor of the Sun to stop showing the Page 3 topless images and to start representing
imageAn Indonesian prosecutor on Monday sought a 16-year prison term for a British woman who has admitted to trafficking crystal methamphetamine into the country from China. Andrea Waldeck, in her early 40s, was arrested in late April at a hotel in the city of Surabaya with about 1.5 kilograms
imageLooking for (fundraising) Christmas presents? All-female EDM and digital art collective female:pressure have released a new compilation album in aid of Pussy Riot. Seventeen artists have lent their considerable talents to the record – among them Xyramat, Caro C and Olivia Louvel