A Texas man who faces execution after jurors at his trial consulted the
Bible when deliberating his fate should have his death sentence
commuted, Amnesty International has said.
Honduran de facto president Roberto Micheletti urged to rescind a decree
that provides sweeping new powers of detention to the police, bans all
public meetings and imposes a 45 day curfew.
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in public. The sentence was upheld by the Shariah Court of Appeal in the State of Pahang.
Two Iranian refugees remain in detention in Turkey despite a European
Court of Human Rights ruling on Tuesday should be released, according
to Amnesty International.
Amnesty International urged Taiwan’s High Court to ensure a fair trial for a death row inmate preparing to face his 11th retrial in 21 years on Tuesday.
