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Iraq cabinet urges presidency council to ratify Saddam officials' death sentences
The Iraqi Cabinet urged the Presidency Council Tuesday to ratify death sentences against three former Saddam Hussein officials. The sentences have been delayed because two of the members, President Jalal Talabani and Vice-President Tariq al-Hashem (More) |
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China legal official condemns torture, prison violence
A former official of the China Ministry of Justice criticized torture and violence in Chinese prisons Friday, calling for greater security measures [China Daily report] in correctional facilities. The comments come following the February cover-up (More) |
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Afghanistan top court affirms blasphemy sentence in secret hearing
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan upheld a 20-year prison sentence for blasphemy against Afghani journalism student Sayad Parwaz Kambaksh in a secret February hearing, according to statements by his lawyer quoted in Thursday media reports. Kambaksh (More) |
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Bangladesh considers court-martial for mutiny suspects
Bangladeshi officials said Saturday that the government is considering trying by court-martial the more than 1,000 border guards accused of participating in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR officials, including t (More) |
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Europe leads on ending death penalty with Protocol 13 to European Convention on Human Rights
Elizabeth Zitrin [Coordinator, International Outreach and Communications Project, Death Penalty.org]: "To the United States, Europe often represents our past. Our social and cultural institutions are a large, diverse melting pot, but were built (More) |
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Italy's complete abolition of death penalty is evidence of growing international trend
Christopher Hill [State Strategies Coordinator for the ACLU Capital Punishment Project]: "Italy's decision on March 3 to completely abolish capital punishment is yet more proof that the world is moving away from this ineffective and unjust s (More) |
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UN rights chief warns Afghanistan situation worsening
Afghanistan's human rights progress has been thwarted by armed conflict, censorship, abuse of power, and violence against women, according to a report delivered Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by UN High Commissioner for Human (More) |
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Italy ratifies provision banning death penalty for all purposes
Italy formally agreed to abolish the death penalty for all purposes by ratifying Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights , the Council of Europe (COE) announced Tuesday. Italy is the 41st of the COE's 47 member states to adopt (More) |
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Argentina implements law bringing military under tighter civilian control
The Argentina Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced Friday the implementation of a new law containing provisions aimed at bringing the military and its justice system under increased civilian control. The legislation was signed into law last August. (More) |
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Iran judiciary proposes legislation lessening penalties for juvenile offenders
The Judiciary of Iran announced Tuesday that it has submitted proposed legislation to the Iranian Parliament recommending substantial changes to the treatment of juvenile offenders in Iran . The legislation seeks to amend the classification of mi (More) |
WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban
On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans.
Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
