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Illinois Death Penalty Abolition Bill Passes House!
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to abolish the death penalty. The bill now goes to the Illinois Senate, which will debate and vote on it very soon.
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Brutal Assassination of Salman Taseer is Call to Abolish Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws
Salman Taseer the Governor of Punjab was brutally assasinated on Tuesday January 4, 2011. He was a vocal opponent of Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws.
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The Four Biggest Death Penalty Trends in 2010
The unworkable and degrading nature of capital punishment in the U.S. continued to reveal itself throughout 2010. The pace of executions slowed considerably as the year progressed, and the last…
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37 Iraqis at risk of imminent execution
On December 16 Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim said in an interview that Iraq will execute 37 people who have exhausted all legal remedies and their death sentences have been…
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Death Penalty Abolition Passes Illinois House Committee
With efforts to fix their flawed capital punishment system proven to be a failure, state lawmakers in a committee of the Illinois House have voted to abolish the death penalty…
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Iran Must Halt Execution of Footballer's 'Temporary' Wife
Shahla Jahed, the “temporary” wife of a prominent Iranian football player, could be executed as early as Wednesday morning.
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Reggie Clemons Needs More Letters!
Over 3,000 Belgian citizens have handwritten and mailed in letters appealing on behalf of Reggie Clemons, an American who was sentenced to death in St. Louis as an accomplice in…
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Obama: India Ain't Just About Gandhi and Outsourcing
As an Indian-American, anytime the US President visits India, I get excited about the possibilities of a stronger relationship between the two gigantic countries. And, tomorrow, US President Barack Obama is…
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Fighting Crime Without the Death Penalty
“Bizarre.” This was the answer given by Former Detective Superintendent Bob Denmark of Lancashire, England when asked what people in the UK thought about the execution of Teresa Lewis. “[People] are…
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Three Supreme Court Justices Later Regretted Supporting the Death Penalty
Three out of the seven Supreme Court justices who voted to reinstate the death penalty in 1976 have since said they regretted those votes and, if given a do over,…
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10 Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty
October 10th, 2010 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty, and the focus this year is on the USA. Here are 10 reasons why we need to stop the…
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A 64 Million Dollar Question
Killing prisoners is an abuse of state power. Even if it saved money it would still be the ultimate human rights violation. But of course, it doesn’t save money. The…