Connecticut has ended the death sentence, becoming the fifth state in the U.S. in five years to repeal the cruel and inhuman punishment as the
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Death penalty dead and buried as Parliament bans it for good – Herald Sun
March 12th 2010 THE death penalty has been buried forever after Federal Parliament passed laws ensuring it can’t be reinstated in any jurisdiction. While no
Togo: Fifteenth country in Africa to abolish the death penalty
23 June 2009 Togo today decided to abolish the death penalty following a unanimous vote by the national assembly. Togo has thereby become the 15th