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Texas Death Sentence Overturned; Judge-Prosecutor Affair Overlooked
Back on September 16, 2009, the day before the 222nd anniversary of the US Constitution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) chose NOT to decide whether Texas death row…
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International Mother Language Day
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="288" caption="The Shaheed Minar in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, commemorates the Language Movement"][/caption] The United Nations International Mother Language Day is celebrated every February 21 on the anniversary…
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Former Executioner Opposes Death Penalty Expansion
In a fairly dramatic development in Virginia, a bill to expand the death penalty to include accomplices (those who did not actually pull the trigger) was defeated in a Senate…
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Finality v. Fairness
Henry "Hank" Skinner is scheduled for execution in Texas on February 24. A two-part review of the case was recently published by the Texas Tribune. He is asking for DNA…
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Bangladesh Executes Five For Killing Independence Leader
I was going to write asking for readers of this blog to write to the Bangladeshi authorities and urge them not to execute the five convicted killers (Syed Farooq-ur Rahman,…
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Iran's Beleaguered Baha'i Minority Faces Serious Threat
Seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community are currently on trial on serious, but baseless, charges that could lead to the imposition of the death penalty. Although they have done nothing…
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State Death Penalty Debates Begin
As we move deeper into January, most state legislative sessions have begun. The unifying feature in all these state legislatures is the grim economic and budget picture, but despite that,…
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Imprisoned For Love in Malawi
Homosexuality is little tolerated or accepted in much of Africa. South Africa legalized gay marriage in 2006, but incidence of hate crimes towards gay and lesbian persons are not uncommon. Uganda…
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Colbert: Death Penalty Deters Hunting Interns for Sport
If the death penalty is unconstitutionally wanton and freakish, then what about Lady Gaga? A profound, if unanswered question that Stephen Colbert raised last night as he lamented the decline…
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Intractable Obstacles
Last year ended with the news of a record low number of death sentences, and with the decision by the American Law Institute, described today in the New York Times,…
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A Year of Seismic Significance in Iran
As 2009 draws to a close we marvel at the extraordinary—and what is sure to be remembered as pivotal—year in Iran. Amnesty International marked International Human Rights Day on December…
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With Death Sentences Down, Things Are Looking Up in Texas
[caption id="attachment_6709" align="alignnone" width="309" caption="Source: Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty"][/caption] It’s always nice to hear good news about the decline of the death penalty, and even nicer when…