INDEX
Article(s)
New Jersey sets an example for US states
on 8 January 2008
The abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey on December 17 could pave the way for other US states. Death Penalty Focus’s Speedy Rice explains how some of them may make the move.
2008
Public Opinion
United States
Article(s)
Activists celebrate abolition in Uzbekistan
on 7 January 2008
Uzbekistan became the first state to abolish the death penalty in 2008. World Coalition members Community of Sant’Egidio and Mothers Against the Death Penalty, who have led a campaign in the region, welcome the move.
2008
Moratorium
Uzbekistan
Article(s)
Video: watch and think
on 7 January 2008
As the debate about lethal injections and the presidential election campaign are raging in the United States, a short film by two young directors establishes a link between the two.
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
United States