Indonesian human rights activists have joined the chorus of those condemning a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court, in favour of the death penalty for
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Death penalty foes try new bid for UN resolution
Diplomats say more than 70 countries opposed to the death penalty have launched a fresh bid to have the UN General Assembly pass a resolution
Italy’s Prime Minister Calls For Worldwide Moratorium On Death Penalty
Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi has called for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its complete abolition. Mr Prodi said
Australian Sentenced to Death in Vietnam
An Australian man has been sentenced to death after a one day trial for drug-trafficking in Vietnam. From the SBS website – Aussie man sentenced to
More Bad News From the US
As Texas executes its 400th prisoner since they reintroduced capital punishment in 1976, the Bush Administration is moving to withdraw appeal rights for prisoners on
AUSTRALIANS AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 