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Topic: death-penalty

US executes man with COVID-19, 12th under Trump administration

US executes man with COVID-19, 12th under Trump administration

Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 15 02:13 PM

The US government on Thursday executed Corey Johnson, a convicted murderer, marking 1 of the final 2 federal executions planned under President Donald Trump's administration, after the Supreme Court rejected a plea to allow him to recover from COVID-19. Read more »

Death penalty 'di solusyon sa krimen— human rights lawyer

Death penalty 'di solusyon sa krimen— human rights lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:50 PM

MAYNILA - Hindi naniniwala ang isang human rights lawyer na magiging kasagutan sa mga krimeng tulad ng rape at pagpatay ang muling pagbalik ng parusang kamatayan sa bansa.   Read more »

CHR rejects death penalty push amid flight attendant's controversial death

CHR rejects death penalty push amid flight attendant's controversial death

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 02:57 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) insisted Wednesday that capital punishment "would not genuinely address" rape and other cases of sexual violence, amid calls for its reimposition after the controversial death of flight attendant Christine Dacera.  Read more »

Pacquiao offers P500k for info on suspects in alleged Dacera rape-slay

Pacquiao offers P500k for info on suspects in alleged Dacera rape-slay

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 03:23 AM

Pacquiao said Dacera's case was another example of why the death penalty should be revived in the Philippines. Read more »

Dela Rosa confident death-penalty advocates in Senate have numbers

Dela Rosa confident death-penalty advocates in Senate have numbers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:21 AM

Dela Rosa said 7 of 24 senators have authored 11 versions of the death penalty bill. Read more »

Reviving death penalty 'ignorance of law,' says ex-CHR chair

Reviving death penalty 'ignorance of law,' says ex-CHR chair

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 09:32 AM

Renewing calls for death penalty is "ignorance of the law," a former Commission on Human Rights chairperson said Thursday after at least 2 lawmakers sought to revive the capital punishment. Read more »

‘Betrayal of duty’: DILG chief bats for death penalty for cops involved in heinous crimes

‘Betrayal of duty’: DILG chief bats for death penalty for cops involved in heinous crimes

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 06:58 PM

Members of the police force involved in heinous crimes betray their sworn duty to protect the people, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.    Read more »

Dela Rosa suggests death penalty for murder committed by cops

Dela Rosa suggests death penalty for murder committed by cops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 12:27 PM

After an off-duty policeman killed 2 unarmed civilians in Tarlac, Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Wednesday suggested including murder committed by police officers among crimes punishable by death penalty. Read more »

Death penalty may be 'fastest' way to serve justice for heinous crime victims: Pacquiao

Death penalty may be 'fastest' way to serve justice for heinous crime victims: Pacquiao

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 12:26 AM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday renewed his push to reinstate death penalty in the Philippines, saying it may be the "fastest" and "most effective" way of delivering justice for heinous crime victims in the country. Read more »

Dela Rosa: Death penalty could have deterred cop's brutal killing of 2 neighbors in Tarlac

Dela Rosa: Death penalty could have deterred cop's brutal killing of 2 neighbors in Tarlac

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 04:22 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday revived his push to reinstate death penalty in the Philippines after a policeman brutally shot to death an unarmed mother and son in Tarlac. Read more »

Death penalty sought for Japanese man over 2017 serial murder

Death penalty sought for Japanese man over 2017 serial murder

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 26 01:56 PM

Japanese prosecutors on Thursday demanded capital punishment for the man dubbed the "Twitter killer" indicted over the 2017 serial murder of 9 people who had expressed suicidal thoughts on social media. Read more »

Rape is 'monstrous', but death penalty not the answer, says UN rights chief

Rape is 'monstrous', but death penalty not the answer, says UN rights chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 08:42 PM

Sentencing rapists to death, as Bangladesh did Thursday, is not an appropriate punishment even for such a heinous crime, the UN rights chief said.    Read more »

FACTBOX: From Bangladesh to Iran, countries where rape carries the death penalty

FACTBOX: From Bangladesh to Iran, countries where rape carries the death penalty

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 13 11:13 PM

DHAKA - Bangladesh approved the death penalty for rape on Tuesday following nationwide protests over an alleged gang rape and an online video showing a group of men sexually assaulting a woman.   Read more »

Bangladesh to allow death penalty for rape convictions

Bangladesh to allow death penalty for rape convictions

Megan Specia, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 13 12:16 AM

The government of Bangladesh has approved measures to allow for the death penalty for rape, after several high-profile sexual assault cases set off widespread protests in recent weeks.  Read more »

Bangladesh to mull death penalty in rape law review after protests

Bangladesh to mull death penalty in rape law review after protests

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 09 10:43 PM

Bangladesh's government will consider introducing the death penalty for rape, a government minister said on Friday, following angry protests this week over an online video showing a group of men sexually assaulting a woman. Read more »

Teacher in China sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students

Teacher in China sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students

Austin Ramzy, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 30 02:18 PM

HONG KONG — A court in central China has sentenced a kindergarten teacher to death for poisoning two dozen pupils and killing one after a dispute with a colleague.   Read more »

Short stint, high value: New PNP chief targets 'big fish' in drug war

Short stint, high value: New PNP chief targets 'big fish' in drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:12 AM

Incoming Philippine National Police chief Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan said Wednesday he would go after "high-value" targets in the country's drug war during his short stint at the top post.   Read more »

Bishop Pabillo urges public to demand COVID-19 response from gov't

Bishop Pabillo urges public to demand COVID-19 response from gov't

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 07:33 PM

Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo on Sunday urged the public to demand COVID-19 response from lawmakers and officials as the Philippines topped the number of virus cases in Southeast Asia, and even surpassed the tally of mainland China where the disease originated. Read more »

Death penalty sponsorship stumps Senate deliberation

Death penalty sponsorship stumps Senate deliberation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 11:45 AM

The Senate is seeking to resolve who will sponsor bills for the revival of death penalty, which President Rodrigo Duterte recently gave a fresh boost, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

Lower House resumes deliberations on revival of death penalty

Lower House resumes deliberations on revival of death penalty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:28 PM

The Philippine House of Representatives resumed discussions on the revival of capital punishment. Read more »

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