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Supreme Court to rule on faulty plea bargain advice
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two new cases on Monday. In Burt v. Titlow [cert. petition, PDF; docket] the court will consider several issues surrounding ineffective counsel under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1 (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments in two habeas corpus claims
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. First, the court heard McQuiggin v. Perkins and considered if "actual innocence" is an exception to not pursuing a timely habeas claim under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death (More) |
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UN chief calls for abolition of death penalty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday reiterated his call for global support against the use of death penalty . The message was delivered by UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang in an event organized by the Internationa (More) |
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Federal and state courts each order stay of execution of Georgia death row inmate
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday issued a stay on the execution of Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill minutes before his execution. The court granted the stay to allow time to consider the implications of the court no (More) |
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Supreme Court holds that federal courts should defer to state rulings in habeas proceedings
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Johnson v. Williams that in Tara Williams' case, the California Court of Appeal properly adjudicated her federal Sixth Amendment claim on its merits and should have been deferred to under the A (More) |
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Bangladesh parliament approves amendments to war crimes law
The Bangladesh parliament on Sunday approved amendments to the country's war crimes laws to allow prosecutors to appeal sentences given to defendants convicted of war crimes. These amendments are a response to protests that ensued after Abdul Quad (More) |
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HRW: Amendments threaten legitimacy of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Bangladesh on Thursday for offering retroactive amendments that change war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by the nation's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) . The amendments were ap (More) |
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Bangladesh Cabinet approves changes to war crime laws
Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday approved changes to war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by Bangladesh's crimes tribunal. The amendment permits appeals against "inadequate sentence" in war crimes cases. According to Cabine (More) |
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Afghanistan government confirms UN findings of prisoner torture
An Afghan government commission announced Monday that it has confirmed the findings of a report released last month by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that revealed widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners in facilities ac (More) |
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Bangladesh to amend war crimes penalty laws in response to protests
The Bangladesh Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on Sunday said that a proposal to amend its war crimes laws to allow the government to appeal for higher sentences will be placed before the cabinet on Monday. This amendment would allow either side to app (More) |
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