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Rights groups: next UN chief must stand up for human rights
Six human rights organizations, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) , are calling for the next UN Secretary-General to do everything he or she can to protect innocent civilians whose nations face armed conflict. The gro (More) |
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Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former president Musharraf
Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court issued a nonbailable arrest warrant on Friday against former president and military leader Pervez Musharraf for detaining more than 60 judges after declaring a state of emergency in 2007. The proceedings were held with (More) |
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Alabama Senate votes to create innocence inquiry commission on executions
The Alabama Senate approved a bill that would create a commission to review claims of innocence by death row inmates. The legislation was approved [Anniston Star report] by a 20-6 vote and would create a remedy for those inmates who have exhausted (More) |
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Amnesty reports record number of executions in 2015
2015 saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. AI records show that at least 1,634 people were executed last year in 25 countries. However, the report also shows that there w (More) |
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Federal appeals court stays Texas execution
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas man who was convicted of killing his children while their mother listened on the phone. John Battaglia was scheduled for execution on March 30, but the court (More) |
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Federal jury finds GM faulty ignition switches not the cause of 2014 accident
A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday found that a defective ignition switch in a General Motors (GM) vehicle was not to blame for a 2014 accident. The jurors deliberated for less than a day to determine that although the faulty ignition switch (More) |
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Mississippi lawmakers propose bill allowing execution by firing squad
Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday reintroduced a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection. Attorney General Jim Hood stated earlier this year that he planned on pursuing alternatives to lethal inj (More) |
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Texas carries out execution after Supreme Court denies appeal
Authorities in the US state of Texas on Tuesday executed a 33-year-old man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer. Adam Ward has been on death row in Texas since 2007 . The US Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Adam Ward last October, (More) |
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Missouri judge orders disclosure of execution drug source
A Missouri state judge on Monday ordered the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) to disclose the source of the execution drug used by the state in order to comply with the Missouri sunshine law . The court found that the DOC was intentionally (More) |
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Ohio top court allows execution of death row inmate following botched attempt
The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday ruled that the state can execute a man whose execution was halted in 2009 after a failed attempt to administer lethal injection drugs. Romell Broom was to be put to death by lethal injection, but the executio (More) |
