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Hace 2 días · New death sentences have fallen more than 85% since peaking at more than 300 death sentences per year in the mid 1990s. Executions have declined by 75% since peaking at 98 in 1999. For a timeline of significant events in the history of the death penalty in the United States, see DPIC’s Death Penalty Timeline .
Hace 1 día · Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
Hace 4 días · UN-appointed human rights experts on Monday urged Iran to revoke the death sentence against an anti-corruption activist. Mahmoud Mehrabi was convicted on charges of “corruption on earth”, a term they said “refers to a broad range of offences, including blasphemy and ‘crimes’ relating to Islamic morals.”. He was rearrested on 16 ...
Hace 4 días · GENEVA (13 May 2024) ̶ Iran must immediately revoke the death sentence imposed on anti-corruption activist Mahmoud Mehrabi and stop sentencing people to death for expressing their opinions, UN experts* said today.Mehrabi was convicted on charges of “corruption on earth”, a term Iran uses to refer to a broad range of offences, including blasphemy and ‘crimes’ relating to Islamic morals.
Hace 3 días · Premeditated murder is one of the most serious forms of homicide, and is punished more severely than manslaughter or other types of homicide, often with a life sentence without the possibility of parole, or in some countries, the death penalty.
Hace 3 días · Animal trials. It's 1457. A sow and her six piglets terrorize the French town of Savigny, attacking people and killing a 5-year-old boy. According to JSTOR, instead of facing liability, the pigs' owner walks, leaving the animals to stand trial for murder. The sow is convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.
Hace 21 horas · Both Crown and the defence asked for a 15-year sentence in a joint submission. Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old boy in Port Alberni, B.C. Tammen agreed ...
