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World News Archive from 2010
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- Europe:
Ending the Death Penalty: The European
Experience in Global Perspective
A new book by Andrew Hammel offers insights into the different perspectives on
the death penalty in America and Europe. "Ending the Death Penalty: The
European Experience in Global Perspective" examines three countries that
do not have the death penalty (Germany, France and the United Kingdom), and analyzes
how capital punishment was ended in those countries. (8/9/10, DPIC Update)
- Iran: Report Says Authorities Give Go-ahead
to Execute Woman
Authorities in Tehran, Iran, have given
the go-ahead to execute a woman who initially
was sentenced to death by stoning, according
to an activist working on her behalf. However,
what method will be used to execute Sakineh
Mohammadi Ashtiani is unclear, said Mina
Ahadi, spokeswoman for the International
Committee Against Stoning. The execution
could happen as soon as Wednesday, she
said, citing information received from
a source in Tabriz, Iran, who is close
to Ashtiani's family. (11/2/10, CNN.com)
- Iran Rejects Asylum Offer for Woman Sentenced
to Die by Stoning
Despite international pressure, Iran said
Tuesday that it rejects Brazil's offer of
asylum for an Iranian woman sentenced to
death by stoning. (8/3/10,
CNN.com)
- Iran:
Worldwide Protests Against Execution
of Adultress
Hundreds of protesters will gather worldwide
Saturday to rally against the imprisonment
and possible execution of an Iranian
woman convicted of adultery. The case
of Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani has drawn
international attention. She was convicted
of adultery in 2006 and faces the possibility
of execution. Ashtiani was originally
sentenced to death by stoning, but it
was put on hold earlier this month after
an international outcry. (7/24/10, CNN.com)
- Iran
Denying Adulteress Will Be Executed by
Stoning
Iran's government is denying reports that
an Iranian woman convicted of adultery will
be executed by stoning, though her death
sentence may still be carried out by some
other method.
(7/9/10, CNN.com)
- Kenya:
High Court Rules Hundreds of Death Sentences
Unconstitutional
the Court of Appeal in Kenya unanimously
held that mandatory death sentences are unconstitutional,
violating the right to life and inflicting
inhuman punishment since the law does not
provide individuals the opportunity to present
mitigating evidence. As a result, hundreds
of prisoners will be given new sentencing
hearings.
(8/2/10, DPIC Update)
- Mongolia: President Calls for Moratorium
on Death Penalty
On January 14, President Tsakhia Elbegdorj
called for a moratorium on all executions
in Mongolia. President Elbegdorj told the
Mongolian parliament, "The majority
of the world's countries have chosen to
abolish the death penalty. We should follow
this path." He vowed to pardon those
on death row and suggested commuting the
death sentences to a 30-year prison term.
(1/25/10, DPIC Update)
- North Korea:
Finance Chief Executed for Botched Currency
Reform
North Korea has executed a senior official
blamed for currency reforms that damaged
the already ailing economy and potentially
affected the succession, a news agency in
South Korea reported today. Pak Nam-gi was
killed by firing squad last week (3/18/10,
The Guardian)
- Saudi Arabia: TV Presenter Gets Death
Sentence for "Sorcery"
(CNN) -- Amnesty International is calling
on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the
execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to
death for "sorcery." ... Ali Hussain
Sibat, is the former host of a popular call-in
show that aired on Sheherazade, a Beirut
based satellite TV channel. According to
his lawyer, Sibat, who is 48 and has five
children, would predict the future on his
show and give out advice to his audience.
(3/20/10, CNN.com)
- Taiwan Justice Minister Resigns Rather
Than Sign Death Warrants
Taiwan's Minister of Justice, Wang
Ching-feng, recently resigned from her post
after expressing her strong opposition to
the country's death penalty. Since
her position was essential to her beliefs
but incompatible with those of Taiwan's President
Ma Ying-jeou and some members of her own
political party, she decided not to continue
in office. "I would rather step down
than sign any death warrant," she said. "If
these convicts can have an opportunity to
rehabilitate themselves, I would be very
happy to be executed ... in their stead."
(3/15/10, DPIC Update)
- World: U.N. Resolution Shows Increasing
Support for International Moratorium
Earlier in November, a resolution was presented
at the United Nations General Assembly to
support a moratorium on the use of the death
penalty around the world. Panama, the European
Union, Paraguay, Philippines, East Timor,
Rwanda, Mozambique and Russia were among
the resolution's sponsors. Other co-sponsors
included nations in Africa, Asia and Latin
America. The resolution received 107 votes
in favor, 38 against and 36 abstentions.
In 2007, a similar resolution was adopted
by the General Assembly, receiving 104 "yes" votes,
54 "no" and 29 abstentions. The
increase in the number of supportive votes
and the decline in negative votes (from 54
to 38) are indicative of an international
trend away from the death penalty.
(11/29/10, DPIC Update)
- World: Video Excerpts from the International
Police Forum on the Death Penalty
Officials from the U.S. and Europe held what
may have been the first ever international
forum of law enforcement officers on the
merits of the death penalty in reducing violent
crime.
See
video highlights. (11/8/10, DPIC Update)
- World: The Death Penalty for Drug Offences
- Global Overview 2010
The International Harm Reduction Association
(IHRA) recently published a report on the
use of the death penalty for drug crimes
around the world. The report distinguishes
between countries that have legislation allowing
a death sentence for drug offenses and those
that actually apply it in practice.
(6/14/10, DPIC Update)
- World:
Amnesty International Publishes 2009
Global Death Sentences Report
Amnesty International recently released
its annual global report on the death penalty,
covering executions and death sentences
worldwide in 2009. The report states that
more than 700 people were executed in 18
countries in 2009, and at least 2,000 people
were sentenced to death. One hundred and
seventy-nine (179) countries had no executions
last year.
(4/5/10, DPIC Update)
- World:
Post-Genocide Countries Ban Executions
to End Revenge
A Rome-based organization that promotes
international relations founded on human
rights and North-South interdependence,
noted that Cambodia, Rwanda, and Burundi
have all abolished the death penalty: "only
without the death penalty can a reconciliation
process be started in their societies.
Otherwise revenge, and the thirst for revenge,
will never end." It’s about
time that other countries - like
the United States - figure out what
Cambodia, Rwanda, and Burundi have clearly
established: justice and vengeance don’t
go hand in hand.
(2/25/10, Running Chicken)
- World:
Fourth World Congress on the Death Penalty
Meets In Geneva
Over 1,000 human rights activists from
over 100 countries gathered in Geneva,
Switzerland, for the 4th World Congress
Against the Death Penalty. Many participants
hope to achieve a moratorium on the imposition
and execution of the death penalty around
the world. At present, 56 states and territories
still have the death penalty, including
China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea
and the United States. In 2007, the UN
General Assembly adopted a resolution calling
for a moratorium on the death penalty. (3/1/10, DPIC Update)
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