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UN rights chief welcomes Pfizer measures to prevent use of drugs for executions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday welcomed the measures being taken by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to prevent the use of its drugs in state-sponsored execution by lethal injection. Pfizer announced its decision (More) |
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UN rights experts condemn Belarus use of death penalty
UN human rights experts expressed grave concern Friday over Belarus' death penalty practices after reports surfaced that a man was executed while his case was before the UN Human Rights Committee . Belarus' actions in killing the man, Sergei Khmele (More) |
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Supreme Court blocks Alabama execution
The US Supreme Court upheld a stay of execution for Alabama inmate Vernon Madison on Thursday. In a 4-4 order, the court upheld the stay issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit . Madison had argued that he was mentally incompete (More) |
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Miami judge: Florida death penalty law unconstitutional
A Miami judge ruled Monday that Florida's revamped death penalty law is unconstitutional because it does not require a unanimous agreement among jurors to approve executions. The law , enacted in March, only requires 10 out of 12 jurors to agree o (More) |
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Study shows India death row prisoners facing inhumane treatment
Death row prisoners in India are facing inhumane treatment , according to a two-part report [part one, PDF; part two, PDF] released Friday by the Death Penalty Research Project at the National Law University in Delhi . The Research Project interview (More) |
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Lousiana prisoner freed after serving 41 years unconstitutional sentence
Gary Tyler was released from Louisiana's notorious Angola prison on Saturday after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence for the death of a white high school student resulting from a racially charged confrontation. Tyler spent eight (More) |
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Virginia passes lethal injection drug secrecy bill
Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to keep secret the identities of suppliers of lethal injection drugs. The proposal was supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe , who stated that suppliers would only sell their products if their identities (More) |
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China high court confirms death penalty for serious corruption cases
The Supreme People's Court of China on Monday clarified that the maximum penalty for the crime of corruption in the form of embezzlement or accepting bribes amounting to high sums of money will be the death penalty. The notice by the China high cou (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Iran to stop executions for drug offenses
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , on Thursday urged Iran to stop executions over drug offenses pending the debate of a law that would remove the mandatory death penalty as punishment for those convicted of drug offenses. (More) |
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Virginia governor amends alternative execution bill
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Sunday offered amendments to an alternative execution bill (HB 815) that would have required the use of the electric chair if lethal injections are unavailable. McAuliffe scrapped the bill's provision allowing (More) |
Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits
The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived.
The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.
