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UN rights experts call on Sudan to drop six death penalty charges
A group of UN experts on Wednesdayurged authorities in Sudan to drop death penalty charges against six members of the Khartoum Center for Training and Human Development (TRACKS). The members were arrested a few months ago for criminal conspiracy, un (More) |
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Bangladesh Supreme Court denies Islamist leader's final appeal, upholds death sentence
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday denied the final appeal of Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and upheld his death sentence. Ali was sentenced to death in 2014 by the International Crimes Tribunal, Banglad (More) |
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UN rights expert condemns Iran execution of 12 drug offenders
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed on Monday expressed "outrage" regarding Iran's execution of 12 people for drug-related charges on Saturday. The day before the execution, Shaheed had publicly appealed to t (More) |
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Suspended Brazil president makes final appeal to lawmakers before impeachment vote
Dilma Rousseff, the suspended president of Brazil, appeared before the Senate on Monday to make a final appeal to lawmakers before they vote on whether to remove her from office. In her speech , Dilma claimed she is innocent of the accusations agains (More) |
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Pakistan top court upholds military court-imposed death sentences of 16 civilians
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday upheld the death sentences of 16 civilians convicted of terror-related offenses by military courts. The appellants contended that their constitutional rights had been violated, as they were tried in secret, wi (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Iran to halt execution of 12 drug offenders
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed , on Friday urged Iran to halt the execution of Alireza Madadpour and 11 other individuals convicted on drug related offenses. All 12 individuals were sentenced to dea (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to quash death sentence imposed on opposition leader
UN humans rights experts on Wednesday urged the government of Bangladesh to repeal the death sentence imposed upon Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition member of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. The experts stated that "Mr. Ali's trial and appeal processes were (More) |
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Iraq executes 36 convicts involved in the Speicher Massacre
Officials in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar on Sunday administered the hanging of 36 men convicted for their participation in the Speicher massacre of 2014. The event infamously involved the kidnapping and killing of 1,700 military recruits by Sunni (More) |
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Texas court grants stay of execution for man who did not commit murder
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution on Friday for murder accomplice Jeffrey Lee Wood. Wood and Daniel Reneau attempted to rob a gas station in 1996. Wood waited in the car while Reneau went inside the store and ultimate (More) |
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UN rights expert concerned over Singapore trial of teen blogger
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, warned on Monday that the upcoming trial in Singapore of a teenage blogger is a sign of increased criminalization of expression. The (More) |
Senate approves purchase of Alaska
On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.
Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.
