Category - death penalty

Killer of archbishop receives death penalty despite church opposition

staff writers — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:48:17 +0100

An al-Qaeda leader in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the killing of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho - despite the church's opposition to the death penalty. The Iraqi government said the criminal court had imposed the death sentence on Ahmed Ali Ahmed.

Kirk set to express outright opposition to death penalty

agency reporter — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:35 +0100

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is set to express its outright opposition to the death penalty for the first time. It has never previously resolved to oppose capital punishment ‘unequivocally’.

'Christian' societies and the death penalty

Simon Barrow — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:33:44 +0000

Radio shock-jock and Sun tabloid pundit John Gaunt has been bigging up the death penalty on TV this week. His millions of followers can't be wrong, he reckons.

The death penalty shows its true colours

Simon Barrow — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:49:19 +0000

Ex-Conservative MP Michael Portillo was on TV last night, documenting his attempts to discover whether there is a "humane" way for the state to kill people found guilty of heinous crimes.

Amnesty launches campaign against stoning in Iran

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:06:56 +0000

The global human rights group Amnesty International has called on the government of Iran to immediately abolish the "grotesque and horrific" practice of publicly stoning people to death.

Saddam hanging farce leads to new global push against death penalty

staff writers — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:27:24 +0000

Human rights, religious and civic political activists are stepping up the global campaign for the abolition of the death penalty, in the wake of overwhelming worldwide criticism of the manner and impact of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's execution.

Williams should have helped indict Saddam to avert war, says MP

staff writers — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:00:21 +0000

Welsh Labour MP Ann Clwyd, a long-term campaigner for human rights in Iraq, has said that Dr Rowan Williams did not do enough to get Saddam Hussein indicted for mass murder before the invasion of Iraq in 2003 ‚Ä' when he was Archbishop of Wales.

WCC seeks peace and justice in Iraq after dictator's demise

staff writers — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:09:41 +0000

Following the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein earlier this morning(30 December 2006), the general secretary of the World Council of Churches issued a statement asking God to grant the nation of Iraq "the mercy, justice and compassion that it has long been denied" and "an end to fear and death that marked Saddam Hussein's rule and that continue now".

Comment on trial of Saddam Hussein

Press Office — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:30:07 +0000

Simon Barrow, co-director of the UK Christian think tank Ekklesia, said that the churches needed to speak out consistently against all kinds of violence, both by states and by armed terror groups.<

Tutu visits death row inmate

staff writers — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:00:00 +0000

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been to death row in Texas to visit an inmate condemned for the slaying of a Houston man more than 12 years ago.