Troy Davis received a stay of execution on Tuesday less than two hours
before he was due to be put to death by lethal injection in Georgia.
Three men were executed in Japan on Thursday 11 September 2008. Amnesty International has
called for the government to immediately adopt a moratorium on
executions.
This latest initiative paves the way for other countries to follow
suit, and makes Argentina the sixth country to ratify all the human
rights instruments of the inter-American system.
With the swearing in of Musharraf's successor, Asif Ali Zardari, the
Pakistani government should act immediately to reverse the country's
human rights record.
After eight alleged members of the Justice and Equality Movement were sentenced to death by Sudan's Anti-Terrorism Special Courts, the government prepares to try another 109.
Amnesty International has welcomed last week's announcement by the spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary that execution by stoning has been suspended.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary announced on Tuesday 5 August that execution by stoning has been suspended.
José Medellín was put to death in violation of the USA’s international
legal obligations and despite worldwide appeals for the execution to be
stopped.
"The execution of José Ernesto Medellín Rojas by the state of Texas is a violation of international law," said Amnesty International today. "It undermines the authority of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which had ruled in favour of a stay of execution."
Amnesty International welcomed the announcement by the spokesperson for Iran’s judiciary that execution by stoning has been suspended, as a result of which several women have had their sentences commuted.
