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Not always to the death penalty
On the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, it is worth recalling the reasons behind the abolitionist movement.
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The death penalty in America. United States: a "popular" measure?
In our 'In Context' section we review the U.S. Pentagon's announcement to live a firing execution. The measure of the Donald Trump administration, if any, represents an unprecedented case and further the debate on capital punishment. Despite criticism from the UN and human rights organizations, surveys indicate that this is a measure with a certain popularity.
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Straight to... Washington and the doubts generated by Christa Pike's failed execution
Christa Pike, sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student in 1995, is the only person who has survived after receiving lethal injection drugs, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre. A week after her failed execution, the woman is awake, speaking and receiving critical medical care. Our correspondent Carolina Valladares extended the information about his lawyers' statements.
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So was the failed death penalty attempt against Christa Pike
Christa Pike, the woman who survived two lethal injections after being sentenced to death more than 30 years ago in Tennessee, remains in critical condition. According to witnesses present during the procedure, Pike lost consciousness, but continued to breathe and give vital signs. According to his legal team, Pike received two doses of pentobarbital, the drug used to cause death, and the staff used at least seven needles to try to channel a path on his left arm, one of which would have been doubled.
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Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
Hugo Flint-Cahan, 34, was fatally attacked by Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, at a mental health trust in east London.
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Tennessee suspends death penalty until 2027 for failed execution of Christa Pike
Christa Pike, the first woman to receive the death penalty in Tennessee in 200 years, survived the first two doses of the lethal injection that were given to her during her execution on the night of 30 September, said Luke Ihnen, the deputy federal public defender of her defence team. The state of Tennessee suspended the executions scheduled for the rest of the year.
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Too bad you're not going to read Lena Dunham.
It feels the center of the world and at the same time knows it's ridiculous to feel like this, that she doesn't really matter, it's insignificant
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The Amazon chollos worth this week: from an air fryer to a discount headphones
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Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit
Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.