Justice Minister Keiko Chiba(千葉景子)had a rare meeting Wednesday with members of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations who are seeking a moratorium on executions until proper measures are taken to prevent wrongful convictions.
Kansas will consider abolishing the death penalty next year as death sentences are declining across the United States.
Fewer people were sentenced to death this year than any other year since 1976, according to a report released Friday by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty By IRINA TITOVA (AP) - Nov 19, 2009
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia -- Russia's Constitutional Court effectively outlawed the death penalty Thursday, saying that a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force until the nation fully bans executions.
(法新社)2009年11月19日 星期四 22:05