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Death sentence of Kurdish-Iranian cleric upheld
07 Jun 2024 23:39 GMT
… U.S.-based Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is condemning Iran … Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Kurdish cleric Mamusta Mohammad … ; and then was handed a death sentence in February after being declared …
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AG seeks dismissal of Jowie's death penalty appeal
07 Jun 2024 21:16 GMT
… the constitutionality of the death penalty in cases where people … laws that prescribe the death penalty in Kenya as unconstitutional. … approached the Constitutional and Human Rights Division seeking to declare … hand down the death sentence or life imprisonment.
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NHRC issues notice to govt on custodial death row
07 Jun 2024 18:57 GMT
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Odisha government on Friday, demanding an explanation within eight weeks as to why a sum of Rs 7.5 lakh should not be recommended by the Commission to be paid as monetary …
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Francis-Xavier Sosu Adjudged Most Outstanding Member of Parliament Across Africa for Human Rights
07 Jun 2024 14:32 GMT
… the abolition of the death penalty under the Criminal Offences … this award to all human rights practitioners and those who … fighting for the protection of human rights. We cannot live without … when we respect the fundamental human rights of everyone, we want …
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Family of Botswana Drug Mule Hopes for Appeal After Death Sentence in Bangladesh
06 Jun 2024 21:09 GMT
… she was sentenced to death for drug …
After the death sentence was announced … Capital Punishment Debate
Amnesty International remains steadfast in its opposition to the death penalty … Human Rights has condemned the sentencing of Tsametse and the other death row …
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Rights groups urge Bangladesh to abolish death penalty following drug trafficking case involving Botswana national
06 Jun 2024 18:50 GMT
… for Human Rights, Eleos Justice, International Federation for Human Rights, and … death penalty. The statement comes in light of the death sentence … of those currently on death row for drug offences, … towards abolition of the death penalty, starting by declaring …
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Bangladesh: Government must work towards abolishing the death penalty
06 Jun 2024 13:16 GMT
… for Human Rights (FIDH) joins six other human rights organizations in … death penalty, highlighting the case of a recent death sentence … smuggling and sentenced to death. [1]
A death sentence passed by … under which Bangladesh’s death row prisoners are kept, …
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US Lawmakers Demand Sanctions for Iranian Rapper's Death Sentence
06 Jun 2024 13:03 GMT
… those involved in the death sentence of dissident Iranian rapper … rearrested and given a death sentence by a revolutionary court … over the use of capital punishment by the Iranian government … Under the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act …
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Iran Confirms Death Sentence for Sunni Cleric
06 Jun 2024 13:03 GMT
… ’s Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence and 16 years of imprisonment … the Revolutionary Court.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that the sentence …
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Kazakhstan, PACE Reaffirm Commitment to Shared Values of Human Rights, Democracy
06 Jun 2024 08:35 GMT
… to the shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of … to the shared values of human rights, democracy and rule of law … ’s full abolition of the death penalty, underlines the importance of parliamentary …