Tag Archives: death penalty

Bridging the Death Penalty Divide

February 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I’d like to offer a simple proposal that, if enacted, could generate a great deal of a most precious resource: moral clarity. It concerns the death penalty. Opponents of capital punishment for murderers argue that the state has no right … read more »

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Zimbabwe urged to scrap death penalty

August 4, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Zimbabwean legal experts and some religious leaders have called for the scrapping of the death penalty, Zimbabwe’s Herald Online reported on Thursday. This comes at a time when 55 murderers, one of whom was convicted 13-years-ago, are in … read more »

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Kenyan Muslim leaders call for death penalty for gays

June 15, 2011 by benim

Muslim leaders in Kenya have called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals and to boycott their businesses, media reports said Monday.   “Death is the only punishment prescribed by Islam for such people as done in … read more »

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Somali Pirates Face Death Penalty In Malaysia

February 12, 2011 by benim

Malaysian prosecutors filed charges carrying the death penalty Friday against seven suspected Somali pirates accused of attacking a Malaysian-operated ship in the Gulf of Aden, in the first such charges in Asia against the African sea bandits. The Somalis – … read more »

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Tweeting Assange’s first day in court

January 13, 2011 by benim

Unlike Julian Assange’s first appearance in a British court, the judges have now lifted the tweet ban. Court reporting in its full 140 character flower is being permitted to bloom. And boy did they tweet. It was a grey morning … read more »

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Al-Qaeda-linked militant faces death penalty in Mauritania

October 20, 2010 by benim

An al Qaeda-linked militant who threatened France in court is facing the death penalty in the North African country of Mauritania. El Khadim Ould Semane is accused of leading a deadly 2008 shoot-out in the capital, Nouakchott. The action left … read more »

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