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Yemen counter-terror methods violate human rights: AI
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized [report, PDF; press release] methods used by the government of Yemen in counter-terror operations as violations of human rights. In a report, "Yemen: Cracking Down Under Pressure," the rights grou (More) |
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Switzerland activists withdraw from campaign to reinstate death penalty
Capital punishment advocates in Switzerland on Wednesday unexpectedly withdrew from their campaign to reinstate the death penalty only one day after the Federal Chancellery allowed them to begin collecting signatures in support of a referendum . (More) |
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Federal court denies habeas petition in Davis death penalty case
The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on Tuesday denied [order part 1, PDF; part 2, PDF] the habeas corpus petition of Troy Anthony Davis [advocacy website; JURIST news archive], convicted and sentenced to death for murdering a (More) |
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Switzerland activists move to reinstate death penalty
Capital punishment advocates in Switzerland can begin collecting signatures in support of a referendum to reinstate the death penalty for those convicted of murder, the Federal Chancellery announced Tuesday. Campaigners for the referendum have un (More) |
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China considering reducing death penalty crimes
A proposed amendment to China's criminal law that would reduce the number of crimes punishable by death was presented Monday to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) . The current criminal code in China outlines 68 criminal (More) |
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UK to prosecute four officers in alleged assault of terror suspect
The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Thursday that it will charge four former officers of the UK Metropolitan Police in the alleged assault of terrorism suspect Babar Ahmad [advocacy website; BBC profile]. Police Constables Nigel Cow (More) |
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Radical Indonesia cleric charged with terrorism
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday charged well-known radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with aiding an al Qaeda [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive] linked terrorist cell. Bashir, who was arrested Monday [Kompas report, in Indonesian] is ac (More) |
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Japan to review use of capital punishment
Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba [Japan Times profile] on Wednesday announced a review of Japan's death penalty and the opening of execution chambers to the media. The announcement came after Chiba witnessed the execution [Japan Times report] (More) |
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China court convicts Uighur journalist of endangering national security
A Chinese court on Friday convicted a Uighur journalist of endangering national security for statements made following the 2009 Xinjiang riots [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced Gheyret Niya (More) |
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Nebraska abortion law
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Nebraska issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday preventing a new Nebraska abortion law from being enforced. The law, known as the Women's Health Protection Act, requires physicians to evalu (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
