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groups in Nigeria took up her case and gave her the legal assistance
that she needed. It was not, however, until the end of several appeals
that, finally, her sentence of death by stoning was lifted, in 2003. At
first, the sentence was delayed until the baby was weaned. Women's
around the world were traumatized by Amina's plight and an
international effort was launched to make sure that her beautiful baby
girl was not left an orphan.
Even children, although covered by the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child, are not safe from execution.
International treaties prohibit anyone under the age of 18 years old at
the time of his or her crime from being sentenced to death. The country
carrying out the most known executions of children is the USA with 17
child offenders executed since 1990, three of these in 2002. All three of
these were in Texas. Surely a child fits the model of most likely to be
reformed and remolded into a contributing member of society. They
just have to be given the chance. So many factors influence these
children on death row, not the least of which are poverty, race and
sometimes mental illness. At least one death row inmate is raising
money for charities that offer support to poor black juveniles. James
Allridge, the third, recognizes that his background contributed
significantly to the situation in which he now finds himself. How is he
raising funds? His artwork is used on note cards and Christmas cards,
which can be bought from a website. James' artwork is extremely
beautiful and in stark contrast to his current environment. Many men
and women are productive and using their time usefully on death row.
Some may wonder about the value of the death penalty in
reducing crime. In Canada, the homicide rate per 100,000 population
fell from a peak of 3.09 in 1975, the year before the abolition of the
death penalty for murder. In 2001, 25 years after abolition, the
homicide rate was 1.78 per 100,000 population, 42 percent lower than
in 1975. These are indisputable facts, which speak for themselves.
Any discussion of the death penalty is not complete without
mentioning China. It is in China that the majority of all known
executions take place, over one thousand in 2002. The regime is
closed so accurate statistics are not available, the actual number of
executions is suspected to be far higher. People are executed for drug
related crimes and violent crimes, as well as for tax fraud and pimping.
This is a different society. In 2002, there was an increase in executions
due to a crackdown on crime and a special day of executions for drug
related crimes on June 26, which the United Nations designated as a
worldwide Anti- Drug Day! Anyone who opposes the regime is in danger
in China, Tibet, Hong Kong and the autonomous regions.
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| Title | Write On! |
| Language | en |
| Date | 2004 |
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| Title | Page 12 |
| Language | en |
| Transcript | groups in Nigeria took up her case and gave her the legal assistance that she needed. It was not, however, until the end of several appeals that, finally, her sentence of death by stoning was lifted, in 2003. At first, the sentence was delayed until the baby was weaned. Women's around the world were traumatized by Amina's plight and an international effort was launched to make sure that her beautiful baby girl was not left an orphan. Even children, although covered by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are not safe from execution. International treaties prohibit anyone under the age of 18 years old at the time of his or her crime from being sentenced to death. The country carrying out the most known executions of children is the USA with 17 child offenders executed since 1990, three of these in 2002. All three of these were in Texas. Surely a child fits the model of most likely to be reformed and remolded into a contributing member of society. They just have to be given the chance. So many factors influence these children on death row, not the least of which are poverty, race and sometimes mental illness. At least one death row inmate is raising money for charities that offer support to poor black juveniles. James Allridge, the third, recognizes that his background contributed significantly to the situation in which he now finds himself. How is he raising funds? His artwork is used on note cards and Christmas cards, which can be bought from a website. James' artwork is extremely beautiful and in stark contrast to his current environment. Many men and women are productive and using their time usefully on death row. Some may wonder about the value of the death penalty in reducing crime. In Canada, the homicide rate per 100,000 population fell from a peak of 3.09 in 1975, the year before the abolition of the death penalty for murder. In 2001, 25 years after abolition, the homicide rate was 1.78 per 100,000 population, 42 percent lower than in 1975. These are indisputable facts, which speak for themselves. Any discussion of the death penalty is not complete without mentioning China. It is in China that the majority of all known executions take place, over one thousand in 2002. The regime is closed so accurate statistics are not available, the actual number of executions is suspected to be far higher. People are executed for drug related crimes and violent crimes, as well as for tax fraud and pimping. This is a different society. In 2002, there was an increase in executions due to a crackdown on crime and a special day of executions for drug related crimes on June 26, which the United Nations designated as a worldwide Anti- Drug Day! Anyone who opposes the regime is in danger in China, Tibet, Hong Kong and the autonomous regions. |
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