1.Malta, Coted'Ivoire abolish death penalty; 2. Jamaica: Landmark ruling; 3. USA: Poll shows support for moratorium; 4 India: Campaign against Death Penalty launched ...
This bulletin contains information about Amnesty International's main concerns in Europe between January and June 2000. Not every country in Europe is reported ...
On 12 May 1997 a Maltese court turned down a Libyan request for extradition and Najib al-Hashemi al-Harari, a Libyan political refugee, was released from prison ...
There are fears that Najib al-Hashemi al-Harari, a Libyan political refugee, is at risk of forcible return to Libya where he would face serious human rights violations ...
Mehdi Jarrar has been held incommunicado since his reported arrest on 29 or 30 March 1995, beyond the 10 day maximum permitted under Tunisian law. AI fears that ...
This paper considers whether there are any special arguments which would justify limiting the abolition of the death penalty to ordinary crimes. It presents arguments ...
This document is a survey of progress towards complete abolition of the death penalty in Europe. It gives a chronology of moves towards abolition from 1947 to 1991 ...
1. Hong Kong's legislative council backs proposal to abolish the death penalty. 2. USSR: New laws reduce scope of death penalty. 3. Grenada: Commutations in 1983 ...