1. Did Hitler Inspire the US Post-9/11 Tribunal Syste
(Newsletter)

...November 2009 A Russian court has effectively outlawed the death penalty in the country, ruling that a moratorium on capital punishment due to expire in January must remain in force. CONTINUE... ...

2. Russia extends death penalty ban
(News/Culture)

A Russian court has effectively outlawed the death penalty in the country, ruling that a moratorium on capital punishment due to expire in January must remain in force.Valery Zorkin, head of the Const

3. Somali woman stoned to death
(News/Arab)

...lamic, as they don't have at the moment the right investigative judicial setup necessary for such a verdict, in which capital punishment can be brought forward. "You must have a legal system, a w...

4. New UN Report Denounces America's Human Rights Record
(Opinions/Features)

... row prisoners - an action only matched by the Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia (June 29, 1972) when it struck down capital punishment at the state and federal levels, calling existing statutes unco...

5. An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
(Editor/Letters)

...ies.    Press for the worldwide decriminalisation of same-sex acts.   Seek the universal abolition of capital punishment, and give a lead by ending the death penalty in the US.  ...

6. Without History, Wherefore Perspective?
(Mamblog/Default Category)

...ade out of stone. All life and feeling and creativity is beaten out of them, if not figuratively, then literally, for capital punishment is still practiced here. Education is a set interpretation of e...

7. An interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad [Part 2]
(Opinions/Interview)

..., we don’t have executions of homosexuals. Of course, we consider it an abhorrent act, but it is not punished through capital punishment. It’s basically an immoral act. There are a lot of acts that ca...

8. An interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad
(Opinions/Interview)

...it certainly changes the topic of the discussion. Now, in Iran, you can be imprisoned for the talking of abolishing capital punishment. In fact, that’s considered blasphemy, and academics have been ...

9. The End Does Not Justify The Means
(Opinions/Politic)

...s (as well as within people’s personal and business lives). Consider issues such as immigration, taxation, abortion, capital punishment, torture, and the use of military force. All present a multitud...

10. Shaping another U.S. Foreign Policy Misadventure
(Opinions/Features)

...family doesn't give confidence that human rights or political freedom exist in Saudi Arabia. "It is alleged that capital punishment and other penalties are often given to suspected criminals with...