Posts Tagged ‘action’
Pakistan: Appeal for Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Amnesty International has issued the following Urgent Action appeal for Zulfiqar Ali Khan, who it believes is facing the threat of imminent execution.
1 May 2009
PAKISTAN Zulfiqar Ali Khan (m), aged 38
Zulfiqar Ali Khan is at imminent risk of execution as his most recent stay is due to expire on 6 May. He has been granted three stays of execution since October 2008. President Zardari rejected his final mercy petition on 29 September 2008. He is imprisoned at Adiala Central Jail, in the city of Rawalpindi, Punjab province.
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1 May 2009
PAKISTAN Zulfiqar Ali Khan (m), aged 38
Zulfiqar Ali Khan is at imminent risk of execution as his most recent stay is due to expire on 6 May. He has been granted three stays of execution since October 2008. President Zardari rejected his final mercy petition on 29 September 2008. He is imprisoned at Adiala Central Jail, in the city of Rawalpindi, Punjab province.
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Is Japan choosing next to die?
Amnesty International (AI) is concerned that Japan's Justice Minister Mori Eisuke is selecting the next prisoners for execution in order to minimise public objection to further hangings.
The organisation issued an international Urgent Action appeal on 27 February naming five men believed to be "at imminent risk of execution".
It said the minister wanted to increase the pace of executions, and he "is seeking to avoid public objections by singling out for execution those who, like these five, have recently abandoned their appeals or were convicted of crimes that have led to 'public revulsion'."
The men are:
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The organisation issued an international Urgent Action appeal on 27 February naming five men believed to be "at imminent risk of execution".
It said the minister wanted to increase the pace of executions, and he "is seeking to avoid public objections by singling out for execution those who, like these five, have recently abandoned their appeals or were convicted of crimes that have led to 'public revulsion'."
The men are:
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Japan may execute before year ends
There are fears Japan may carry out more executions after the current session of parliament is due to end on 25 December.
The country doesn't usually execute while parliament is in session, raising concerns of a spate of hangings each time the Japanese parliament (Diet) goes into recess.
Japan has executed fifteen people so far in 2008, the highest rate in more than thirty years.
The last executions were carried out in October, when two convicted murderers were sent to the gallows by new justice minister Eisuke Mori, who had only been in the job a matter of weeks.
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The country doesn't usually execute while parliament is in session, raising concerns of a spate of hangings each time the Japanese parliament (Diet) goes into recess.
Japan has executed fifteen people so far in 2008, the highest rate in more than thirty years.
The last executions were carried out in October, when two convicted murderers were sent to the gallows by new justice minister Eisuke Mori, who had only been in the job a matter of weeks.
(more...)