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Montana judge strikes down state lethal injection law
Montana's Lewis and Clark County District Court ruled Thursday that the state's lethal injection method violates the provision of the Montana constitution that forbids cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Lib (More) |
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Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister un (More) |
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UN rights expert denounces executions in Iraq
A UN human rights expert on Thursday condemned Iraq for the executions of 21 people on Monday and five more people on Wednesday. UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Chistof Heyns urged the government of Iraq to (More) |
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Former Mubarak official charged with corruption
The former secretary for the political party of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] was referred to a criminal court for corruption charges on Wednesday. Safwat El-Sherif is accused of abusing his office (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Gambia to halt executions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged Gambian authorities Thursday to enact an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty . The statement is a response to the execution of nine prisoners on Sunday following a 27-year m (More) |
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India high court affirms death sentence for gunman in Mumbai attacks
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab [WSJ backgrounder; JURIST news archive], the only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Kasab, a P (More) |
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Gambia executes death row inmates: Amnesty
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday announced it received credible reports that nine prisoners in Gambia , which has gone more than 25 years without an execution, were executed on Thursday. The reported executions come less than a week after Gamb (More) |
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Libya sets September trial date for Gaddafi's son
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will face trial in September, according to Libyan prosecutors. Although the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant for his arrest for crimes against humanity, (More) |
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Tunisia: Springtime for Defamation of Religion
JURIST Guest Columnist Robert C. Blitt of the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law argues that legislation recently introduced in Tunisia proposing to criminalize blasphemy underscores a pattern in predominantly Muslim countries that the (More) |
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Texas execution of man with low IQ
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an application to stay the Texas execution of a man with in IQ of 61. Justice Antonin Scalia refused the challenge brought by Marvin Wilson who claimed that his execution is unconstitutional under the 2002 r (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
